It is best to use traditional liquid or powder laundry detergents instead of detergent packets until all children who live in or visit your home are at least 6 years old. Store medicine, cleaning and laundry products, (including detergent packets) paints/varnishes and pesticides in their original packaging in locked cabinets or containers, out of sight and reach of children. ![]() Holidays, visits to and from grandparents’ homes, and other special events may bring greater risk of poisoning if the usual safeguards are defeated or not in place. Be especially vigilant when there is a change in routine. The most dangerous potential poisons are medicines, cleaning products, liquid nicotine, antifreeze, windshield wiper fluid, pesticides, furniture polish, gasoline, kerosene and lamp oil. Most poisonings occur when parents or caregivers are home but not paying attention. ![]() The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers tips to prevent and to treat exposures to poison. Each year, approximately 3 million people- many under age 5- swallow or have contact with a poisonous substance.
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