Childhood Injury Prevention Handbook

Childhood Injury Prevention Handbook

Never call medicine “candy.”

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Read the label before taking medicine. Never take medicine that is not labeled for you or is not labeled at all. Never take medicine in the dark.

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If you are interrupted while using a medicine or household product, take it with you. It only takes a few seconds for your child to get into it.

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Anticipate what your child will do. For example, if you have a crawling infant, keep household products stored above the floor level, not beneath the kitchen sink.

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Be alert for repeat poisoning. A child who has swallowed a poison is more likely than not to attempt it again within a year.

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Keep the phone number of your doctor, Poison Center, hospital and police near the telephone. Contact the Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222.

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