What are poisonous substances?
Some hazardous substances most commonly ingested by children are: cosmetics and baby care products cleaning products, such as detergent, bleach, drain openers pain medicines such as paracetamol prescription drugs cough and cold medicines vitamin supplements, especially iron pills household plants paint and varnish products insect and mosquito sprays, mosquito mats petrol, kerosene oil, acids, etc. How to poison-proof your home? Conduct a room-by-room inventory of non-food substances. This is to ensure poisons are clearly labeled and locked out of reach of children. Lock up all medicines and harmful substances. Secure all cupboards that contain poisons, even those that seem out of reach. Young children can reach them by climbing. Don’t trust child-resistant containers. No bottle top can be made so secure that a child can’t find some way to get it off. Keep medicines, pesticides, even detergents in their original containers. Never store poisonous or toxic products in containers that were
