SEASONAL HAZARDS
TIPS FOR SAFE HOLIDAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Holidays are often a time
when families get together.
It is a time for visiting with family and friends we don’t see often.
And is it a time when we can easily get distracted
and be unaware of what the children are doing.
WISHING YOU SAFE
HOLIDAYS
THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR
FROM STAFF AT THE
ALABAMA POISON
CENTER
If there are going to be young children at the family gathering, take time before
they arrive to make your house a safe place for them.
• Make sure you put up all medicines that are normally kept within your
easy reach. Put them in a place that children cannot reach.
Remember...young children can't tell the difference between brightly
colored pills and candy.
• Pick up all small objects that might cause a choking hazard. The first
thing children often do when they find something new is to put it in their
mouth.
• Visit our Website related to Poison Prevention Tips or our Checklist to
When the young children arrive, ALWAYS make sure an adult or responsible
teenager is watching them.
Take turns! This can be a fun time for the person that is the designated supervisor as
well as the children.
If alcohol beverages are part of the celebration, make sure that they are out of
children’s reach.
If fireworks are around, keep them out of children’s reach and don’t let children play
with them. ALWAYS supervise older children when lighting fireworks.
Keep hot foods hot and don’t let food’s that need to be refrigerated stand out for long
periods of time.
Be prepared for the unexpected and know what to do if a poisoning does occur.
Review the First Aid Tips.
NEVER leave young children unsupervised.
NEVER go to bed and leave partially consumed beverages containing alcohol
out on tables. Children are often the first ones up in the morning and they are
thirsty. It only takes a small amount of alcohol to be toxic to a child.
NEVER assume that children will stay where they were told to stay or not open
that disastrous closet door where you hid all kinds of interesting things.
If the children do get into something that causes you
concern because it might be harmful to them,
CALL THE POISON CENTER AT 1-800-222-1222.
The Alabama Poison Center I 2503 Phoenix Drive I Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 I FAX 205-345-7189
