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About 90,000 children are seen in hospital emergency rooms each year due
to unintentional poisonings-many of which occur in the home.
Consumers need to think outside of the box-or beyond the medicine
and kitchen cabinets-when it comes to poison prevention.
Check all the rooms of your house.
Check your garage for the" invisible killer".
Carbon monoxide or "CO" from cars or small engines,
such as portable generators, is a colorless, odorless gas.
It can kill you and your family in minutes.
Always use a portable generator outside,
at least 20 feet away from doors, windows, and vents.
A generator can be a lifesaver after a storm, but it can also be a life taker
if it is used inside, including in a garage.
In the basement, gas furnaces and water heaters are potential sources of deadly "CO."
Have your furnace checked each year, and get a CO detector for your home.
This fairly new product has brought a new hazard to the laundry room.
Single-load laundry packets look like candy or teething rings,
but they contain poisonous ingredients.
There has been at least one death, and numerous children have been hospitalized
after putting these packets in their mouths.
These laundry packets are loads of temptation to children.
Keep all laundry products sealed in their original packaging, and stored up high
and out of a child's sight and reach.
Bedrooms, family rooms, and living rooms may contain a coin-size danger.
Coin cell batteries like this one can pose a choking hazard to young children.
If swallowed, the battery can become lodged in a child's throat and create a dangerous acid.
That acid can quickly cause deadly burns inside a child.
Keep remotes, key fobs, musical greeting cards, used hearing aide batteries, gaming devices,
and other small electronics with coin-sized batteries out of a child's reach.
Watch where you keep purses and pill boxes.
Some medicines may look like candy to small children.
Hang your purse and store your pill boxes up, out of sight and reach.
Back to kitchens and bathrooms - think "on tight and out of sight."
Keep medicines and household cleaners in original child-resistant packaging.
Secure the lid after each use, and place them out of a child's sight and reach.
When high storage is not an option, store medicines and household chemicals
in cabinets with child-resistant locks.
Child- resistant does not mean child- proof.
If a loved one in your home is exposed to a poisonous product,
call the poison help line right away at: 1- 800-222-1222.
If you have a smart phone, be smart and put the number for poison help in your phone now.
"Poison Help line 1-800-222-1222."
When it comes to poison prevention.
Think about all the rooms of the house.
There are a lot of things that can hurt your child.
CPSC wants you to Prepare and Prevent!
Make your home safer from unintentional poisoning today!
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