Winter Can Be A Dangerous Time For Your Children and Pets

With winter approaching, here are a few tips to help you stay out of trouble.

Tips to Prevent Poisonings
o Buy products with child-resistant caps. But beware child-resistant caps are not
CHILDPROOF. Once your child learns how to open them, these caps will not keep
your child safe.
o Always tightly close caps after each use.
o Keep medicine and cleaners out of sight in cabinets with child-resistant latches.
o Be careful when using medicines and cleaners. If the phone or doorbell rings, close the
cap before you answer it. Children can eat poisons in seconds.
o Do not put poison in empty food bottles - someone might eat it!
o Clean up after working around the house, car and garden. Properly dispose of leftover
cleaners, sprays, and kerosene right away.
o Old medicines often stop working, but they can still poison children. Throw out expired
medications. Your local pharmacist can help you with this task.
o Buy products that have a bittering agent. Poisons with a bittering agent will taste so bad
that children often stop eating them.

Best regards,

Roger Vail