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By
Catherine Pruissen
Of
the thousands of poisonings reported to the Poison
Control Center each year, the majority involve children
under four. As with many accidents, poisoning
can be prevented. Here are a few ideas to help
you keep your children safe from accidental poisoning.
- Store
all medicines, chemicals and cleaners out of
your child's reach and locked up.
- Keep
chemicals or cleaners in their original containers
and do not remove or abstract their labels.
- Purchase
products that have safety or child resistant caps.
Make sure these caps are in working order.
- Always
replace the lid before you put the container down.
Make sure the lid is on tight.
- Never
let children play with empty chemical, medicine
or cleanser containers.
- Teach
your children the dangers of these products. Show
them the symbols and explain their meaning.
- Keep
the number for the Poison Control Centre by the
telephone, In the event of an accident, call the
center or your local hospital immediately.
Have the container with you.
Follow their advice.
From:
Safety Tip of the Month Cards, published by
About Child Care Consumer Services.
(See
Business Forms in our Exclusive Products section to
order ready-to-use Accident/Illness/Injury Report
and other valuable forms and our Safety-Tip
of the Month Cards.)
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©
Catherine M. Pruissen
Catherine M. Pruissen is the CEO of About Child Care
Consumer Services and developer of child care online.
She has published numerous child care related literature,
including Start and
Run a Profitable Home Day Care, The
Daycare Alternative, How to Find Good Child Care,
Caregiver Aids: Business
Forms for Caregivers and Parents, Income
Tax & Record Keeping for Child Care Providers,
and a host of workshops and workbooks. She was the editor
and publisher of the bi-monthly newsletter, Parent Care,
Your Child Care News-line. Catherine was also the coordinator
and workshop facilitator for The Child Care Information
Centre in Calgary, Alberta, and ran a successful dayhome
for eight years. |
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