Poison Prevention Tips
First Aid for Poisoning
Has the person collapsed or stopped breathing?
- Call 911 or your local emergency number right away
Poison in the eyes?
- Rinse eyes with running water for 15 to 20 minutes
- Call 1-800-222-1222
Poison on the skin?
- Take off any clothing that the poison touched
- Rinse skin with running water for 15 to 20 minutes
- Call 1-800-222-1222
Inhaled poison?
- Get to fresh air right away
- Call 1-800-222-1222
Swallowed the wrong medicine or too much medicine?
- Call 1-800-222-1222
Swallowed something that’s not food or medicine?
- Drink a small amount of milk or water
- Call 1-800-222-1222
Store Poisons Safely
- Store medicines and household products locked up, where children cannot see or reach them
- Store poisons in their original containers
- Use child-resistant packaging and remember — nothing is child-proof
Use Poisons Safely
- Read the label and follow the directions on medicines and products
- Are children around? Take the product or medicine with you to answer the door or the phone
- Lock products and medicines up after using them
- Is it medicine? Call it medicine, not candy
- Take your medicines where children can’t watch
Teach Children to Stop and Ask First
- Poisons can look like food or drink. Teach children to ask an adult before eating or drinking anything
Be safe, be sure! Program your cell with the number today: 1-800-222-1222