Poison Proof Your Kitchen

• Do all harmful products in the cabinets have child resistant caps?
• Do you store all household products in a hard to reach place, and not under the sink?
• Are all harmful products stored away from food?
• Are all potentially harmful products in their original labeled containers?

 Poison Proof Your Bathroom

• Do aspirin and other medicines in your cabinets have child resistant closures?
• Have you thrown out all out-of-date prescriptions?
• Do you always give medicine only to the person for whom it is prescribed?
• Do you keep your bathroom vanity free of harmful products?
• Do you keep aerosol sprays in hard to reach places?
• Do you keep beauty supplies in a safe place and not on windowsills or countertops?

Poison Proof Your Bedroom

• Are you sure that there are no flaking paint chips on windowsills, woodwork, crib and playpen?
• Do you keep cosmetics, perfumes and colognes out of reach of children?

Poison Proof Your Garage, Basement or Storage Area

• Do you keep soaps, detergents and cleaners in hard to reach places?
• Did you know that almost everything in your garage or storage area that can be swallowed is poisonous?
• Do all the poisons (charcoal lighter, paint thinner, antifreeze, turpentine, insecticides) have child resistant caps?
• Are all poisons stored in original containers?
• Have you made sure that no poisons are stored in drinking glasses or soda bottles?

General Poison Prevention

• Do you have a bottle of syrup of Ipecac available?
• Do you have a Mr.Yuk sticker with the number of the Poison Center on or near your telephone?