STORE POISONS SAFELY

• Store medicines and household products locked up, where children cannot see or reach them.

• Store poisons in their original containers.

• Use child-resistant packaging. But remember — nothing is child-proof!

• Read the label. Follow the directions on medicines and products.

• Are children around? Take the product or medicine with you to answer the door or the phone.

• Lock products and medicines up after using them.

• Is it medicine? Call it medicine, not candy.

• Children learn by imitation. Take your medicines where children can’t watch.

• Poisons can look like food or drink. Teach children to ask an adult before eating or drinking anything!

If you think someone has been poisoned, call your poison center right away at

 1-800-222-1222.