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Children and Poison

Why do Children get Poisoned?

  • Children do not know what poison is and may not understand what “danger,” “poison,” “no,” or any other warning means.
  • Children are left alone with poison. The parent or caregiver may be using a poisonous product and become distracted, leaving the child alone with the poisonous product.
  • Children can get to the poisonous product. Poisonous products are often placed where children can see them and reach them.
  • Children can open the container.
    • Child-resistant packaging does not guarantee that children cannot open the container.
    • Correctly use of child-resistant packaging only makes it more difficult for a child to open a container.
  • Children have a curiosity to explore things around them, experience what they see and usually try what surrounds them through putting things in their mouths.
  • Children loves to imitate adults and to act the adults role in dealing with things, including chemicals.

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