Summary
With bright, mild weather on the horizon, spring cleaning, gardening and outdoor activities that involve dangerous chemicals quickly become favorite pastimes. Reducing the risk of poisoning means raising the awareness of how tragedies happen. Some 92 percent of all poison exposures occur in the home. Did you know that more than half of families asked reported chemicals left unlocked? At the same time, more than 80 percent of homes leave medicines unsecured.
The Home Safety Council and the American Association of Poison Control Centers encourage families to safely store and handle potentially toxic products. The council's recent study found that poisonings are the second-leading cause of unintentional home- injury death and account for nearly one-third of all unintentional home injuries.See the full content of this document
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Safety Measures Prevent Poisoning
Every Poison Control Center in the country can be reached by calling the AAPCC nationwide hot line at (...
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