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The 5 Most Dangerous Things in Your Home
- Stairs. Over a million people (mostly children and the elderly) visit emergency rooms each year after injuries sustained by falling on stairs. ...
- Bathtubs. ...
- Pools. ...
- Prescription Pills. ...
- The Floor.
- What are dangerous objects?
- What type of hazard is poisoning?
- What are dangerous liquids?
- What makes a drug a poison?
What are dangerous objects?
hunting knives, switchblades, swords, and other dangerous blades. air rifles/pistols, air-soft rifles/pistols, and b.b. guns (including ammunition) bows, crossbows, and arrows. tasers, martial arts-type weapons, mace or pepper spray, and explosive or flammable materials (including recreational fireworks)
What type of hazard is poisoning?
A poison is anything that can make you sick or kill you if you eat it, breathe it, or get it in your eyes or on your skin. Poisoning continues to be one of the leading causes of injury and death in the United States.
What are dangerous liquids?
Gasoline, propane, kerosene, lighter fluid, cleaning liquids, oil-based paints, fertilizers, mineral spirits, nail polish remover, furniture polish, floor polish, disinfectants, weed killers, turpentine, hair spray, adhesives and glues.
What makes a drug a poison?
In other words, any chemical—even water and oxygen—can be toxic if too much is ingested or absorbed into the body. The toxicity of a specific substance depends on a variety of factors, including how much of the substance a person is exposed to, how they are exposed, and for how long.
