Every 10 minutes in the United States, there’s a child under the age of 6 taken to an emergency department for medication poisoning. Most of the incidents occur in the home, a CHOC pharmacist tells CHOC Radio.

In podcast No. 23, Dr. Shannon Bertagnoli offers tips to help prevent children from getting into medications:

where to store medicine;
what to do with visitors; and
how to take medication

She also offers online resources for caregivers interested in learning more.

Find the direct link to the audio file here.

CHOC Radio theme music by Pat Jacobs.