Common poisons around the home

Medicines
.....on bedside tables, unlocked cupboards, handbags , in 'child proof' bottles that kids can open, blister packs, medicine bottles with the lids not done up tight

What will children try? Here's a small sample of things that children took before taking a visit to Jersey's accident department

nail varnish
dishwasher liquid
adult medication
toilet duck
cough medicine
Calpol
detergent
tobacco
slug pellets
nail biting solution
freezer pack liquid
Karvol
bubble bath
Sudofed
bug spray
nail polish remover
washing up liquid
washing tablets
leaves
vitamins
alcohol
Sudocrem
contraceptive pill

Adult medication
Vitamins - especially if they have iron in them
Herbal remedies
Diet
Herbal remedies
Diet pills
Decongestants

Cleaning products
.....in the kitchen or bathroom

Toilet cleaner
Bleach, Detergents - dishwasher (highly caustic), washing capsules and tablets (high foam)

Around the home

Alcohol - including perfume
Batteries - leaking mercury if eaten or can stick together in the bowel and cause serious injury
Tobacco - even just one cigarette stub
Carbon monoxide - any appliance using oil, gas, coal, petrol or wood in the home

Outside
.....the shed for DIY or in the garden household

Methylated spirits
Paint
Turpentine
Windscreen washer
Slug pellets
Plant fertilizer
Weed killer
Plants & berries

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