What Do You Know About Poison Prevention?

Poisons can be solids, liquids, sprays, or gases. They can be something a person eats, breathes, gets in the eyes, or on the skin. Learn more about accidental poisonings by taking this quiz.

1. Which of these toxic substances is more likely to cause sickness in babies and elderly adults?

2. How can you reduce the risk that a child will be accidentally poisoned by medicine?

A. Never say that medicine is “candy”B. Keep medicines in their original containers and in locked cabinetsC. Make sure you put medicines away after using themD. All of the above

3. How can you reduce your risk for accidental poisoning with medicine?

A. Always turn on the light when taking medicineB. Clean out your medicine cabinet regularlyC. Carefully read the labels on your medicineD. All of the above

4. If your child eats or drinks a toxic substance, what should you do?

A. Call the poison control center right awayB. Try to get your child to throw up (vomit)C. Call your child's healthcare providerD. None of the above

5. What information should you have ready when you call a poison control center?

A. Time the poisoning occurredB. Age of your childC. Name of the product takenD. All of the above

6. How can you help prevent accidental poisoning by household products?

A. Never mix household chemical products togetherB. Open a window or turn on a fan when using a chemical productC. Never sniff containers to find out what's insideD. All of the above

7. How can you help prevent the accidental poisoning of a child outdoors?

A. Keep children away from areas recently sprayed with pesticidesB. Teach your children not to eat mushrooms that grow in the yardC. Teach your children not to eat berries that grow in the yardD. All of the above

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What Do You Know About Poison Prevention?