Parents Warned on Storage of Poisons

Parents should be repeatedly reminded that poisons must be far beyond the grasp of youngsters--especially the poisons that most frequently kill: iron supplements, pesticides and lighter fluid, doctors say.

“If you don’t still need it, discard it. If you do, store it way out of reach of any child,” said Dr. Toby Litovitz, a toxicologist who studied more than 3.8 million accidental poisonings of children under age 6.