Emergencies come in all shapes and forms, is your home prepared for emergencies big or small?
Over the next few blogs we will look at different emergencies that can occur around your home and how they can be prevented.
In this blog, I would like to discuss accidental poisonings. In today’s society cleaning manufacturers are trying to come up with new and improved cleaning supplies. To a small child these cleaning supplies often look like things that they are use to eating and drinking.
While at home take a look at the cleaners you use. I pulled out a bottle of orange floor cleaner and put it next to a glass of orange drink. The smell of the cleaner was a little stronger than that of the orange drink, but to a child who are thirsty and sees their favorite orange drink. What do you think might happen? If your child had drunk the floor clearer would you know what to do? Do you know the phone number for poison control? Is it posted where you can easily find it in the case of an emergency?
Another area of concern for children is medication in the homes. To a small child they may look like candy. We need to have our medications in a safe area and away from our kids.
As a parent are you aware that vitamins can possible be a poison? Vitamins are often made to taste good so that children will take their daily vitamin, should a child take more than is recommended daily dose it could poison your child and cause harmful side effects.
My challenge to all of you out there is to take a look at your Childs favorite foods and drinks and compare then to your cleaners and poisons around your house. Send me an email and let’s discuss them.
The National poison control number is 1-800-222-1222