Question 1

What substances and objects in my setting are highest risk for children?

Accepted Answer

High-risk items typically include medicines (especially adult doses), concentrated cleaning products, gardening chemicals, alcohol, e-liquids, button batteries and small magnets. A local audit of cupboards, bins and devices will usually reveal several of these, often within a child's reach.

Question 2

What substances and objects in my setting are highest risk for children?

Accepted Answer

High-risk items typically include medicines (especially adult doses), concentrated cleaning products, gardening chemicals, alcohol, e-liquids, button batteries and small magnets. A local audit of cupboards, bins and devices will usually reveal several of these, often within a child's reach.

Question 3

What substances and objects in my setting are highest risk for children?

Accepted Answer

High-risk items typically include medicines (especially adult doses), concentrated cleaning products, gardening chemicals, alcohol, e-liquids, button batteries and small magnets. A local audit of cupboards, bins and devices will usually reveal several of these, often within a child's reach.

What substances and objects in my setting are highest risk for children?

What substances and objects in my setting are highest risk for children?

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