Poison Prevention Resources
Preventing accidental poisoning in your home begins with awareness and proactive measures. Explore ways to store household chemicals, medications, and cleaning products out of reach of children and pets. Find resources to help educate family members, especially children, about the dangers of ingesting or mishandling these substances. Additionally, find ways to ensure proper ventilation in enclosed spaces to prevent accidental poisoning from gases and taking proactive steps to eliminate or mitigate risks to keep your household safe from accidental poisoning. Of course, you'll also find information on what to do in case of an incident.
Do you have a poison emergency?
Contact Poison Control right away if you suspect a poisoning. Help is available online with web POISON CONTROL®or by phone at 1-800-222-1222. Both options are free, expert, and confidential.
What to know about poison prevention
- Childproofing and preventing household accidents | Cook Children's
- Childproofing your home from poisons | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Emergency care and first aid center | Cook Children's
- First aid: poisoning | Cook Children's
- First-aid kit | Cook Children's
- Household safety checklists | Cook Children's
- Learn CPR | Cook Children's
- Poison control center | National Poison Control Center
- Poison prevention | Cook Children's Center for Community Health
- Poison prevention and treatment tips | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Poison prevention: one pill can kill | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Preventing poisoning | Cook Children's
- What you need to know in an emergency | Cook Children's
- Cough and cold medicine abuse | Cook Children's
- Ear poisoning (ototoxicity) | Cook Children's
- Getting rid of old medicines | Cook Children's
- How to safely store and dispose of medicines | Cook Children's
- Medication safety | Cook Children's
- Medication storage | Cook Children's
- Medicines: using them safely | Cook Children's
- Prescription drug abuse | Cook Children's
- What medicines are and what they do | Cook Children's
- Button battery injuries in children: a growing risk | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Button battery safety | Cook Children's
- Face paints and makeup – how to avoid toxic ingredients | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Food poisoning | Cook Children's
- Hand sanitizers: protect children from poisoning risk | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Laundry room and detergent safety | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Liquid nicotine used in e-cigarettes can kill children | American Academy of Pediatrics
- What can parents do about heavy metals in baby food? | Cook Children's
- Avoiding lead exposure during pregnancy | Cook Children's
- Blood test: lead | Cook Children's
- Health Effects of Lead Exposure | CDC
- Lead poisoning | Cook Children's
- Lead Poisoning Prevention | CDC
- Populations at Higher risk of lead poisoning | CDC
- Sources of Lead | CDC
- What if my child was exposed to lead at school or daycare? | Cook Children's
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