Affirmative parent responses to selected items
| Poison item | Kindergarten parents (%) (n=35) | Third grade parents (%) (n=42) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Are all potentially harmful products stored behind locked cabinet doors or high and out of children's reach? | 62.8 | 76.1 |
| 2. Are all harmful products stored away from food? | 94.2 | 97.6 |
| 3. Are all potentially dangerous products stored in their original containers? | 100.0 | 97.6 |
| 4. Are you sure there are no flaking paint chips on window sills, woodwork, playpens, or cribs? | 88.5 | 88.0 |
| 5. Do you have syrup of ipecac in the house? | 31.4 | 40.4 |
| 6. Have you thrown away all out of date prescriptions? | 82.8 | 88.0 |
| 7. Have you identified all plants in and around your home so that you and your children know which are potentially toxic? | 60.0 | 66.6 |
| 8. Do your vitamins, aspirins, and other medication have child resistant caps? | 94.2 | 88.0 |
| 9. Do you have the poison center emergency phone number on or near the phone? | 85.7 | 73.8 |