Baby Care

Household products, medicines and cosmetics are responsible for the greatest number of accidental poisonings. It mainly affects younger people, but others are not immune to the extent of poisoning.

6 categories of products require increased attention to the level of security at home:

1. Drugs: in addition to poisoning, certain medications can cause respiratory hazards, serious neurological and cardiovascular. Always place the medication in a place inaccessible to all. The risks faced by older people are often related to self-medication.

2. Domestic appliances maintenance: represent approximately one quarter of domestic poisonings, follow the manufacturer’s instructions and put them out of reach of young children.

3. Pesticides
4. Paints, thinners
5. Cosmetics: products such as fragrances contain a high proportion of alcohol. Solvents are also dangerous.
6. Plants and plants: some plants are toxic.

Some common sense advice at home:

• Keep all medicines in a locked cabinet.

• Do not take medicines for your child to imitate you avoid it.

• Do not let your child take his medication alone

• Tell your child the risks associated with drugs: they care when they are needed but they poison otherwise.

• Never let your child play with empty medicine containers, it trivializes the drugs.

• Bring your expired medication from your pharmacist.

• Place your household products high in places inaccessible to children with safety locks.

• Use toxic or household out of sight of children and if not explain always in danger.

• Avoid toxic houseplants.