POISON PREVENTION HOME SURVEY
Print out and use it.
Take a few minutes once a month to walk thru every room in your house or apartment with this checklist. If you can't answer "YES" to every one of these questions, you could be endangering your child, grandchild, or a any other child's life.
Look up and keep handy your local or closest Poison Control Center Number for emergencies.
Correct potential hazards immediately.
KITCHEN
____ Are all medicines and cleaning products in their original containers with original labels?
____ Is medication put away after use, and not left out on a counter top?
____ Are household products in low cabinets guarded with Saf-T-locks?
BATHROOM
____ Are bathroom clearers, cosmetics and toiletries out of reach or locked up?
____ Is medication kept in child-proof containers?
____ Do you periodically clean out your cabinet od old and unused medications? (Flush pills, liquids down the toilet - DO NOT toss into garbage pail where a child can get at them.
LAUNDRY ROOM - GARAGE
____ Are soaps, bleaches, detergents, drain cleaners, diaper pail deodorizers kept on a high shelf at all times?
____ Do you thoroughly rinse out fabric softener and bleach bottles before tossing them ito the trash? (Try Recycling them)
____ Are pesticides, anti-freezes, charcoal, lighter fluid, paint thinner, gasoline, oil, and other poisonous products kept in their original containers and stored out of reach?
LIVING ROOM - BEDROOM
____ Is liquor locked up? Are alcoholic drinks kept out of reach?
____ Have you checked all your house plants to be sure they are not of the toxic variety?
____ Are matches, lighters, tobacco stored away? Are ashtrays kept clean?Are walls in good shape -- with no peeling paint in evidence?
____ Do you make it a point to keep medications, contraceptives off the bedroom night stand and stored in a high place?
