Medication Safety Patrol:

Good Choice or
Bad Choice? Game

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 Instructions
1. When taking medicine, what is a good choice?
A bad choice?

2. For each scenario, indicate if the person made a:

J
Good Choice
OR L
Bad Choice

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Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Cindy takes
MORE medicine
than instructed.

3
 L
Bad Choice
4
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

John discovers an
object that may be
medicine or candy.
He decides to
immediately give it
to an adult.
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 J
Good Choice

6
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Jack decides to
share his medicine
with Susie.

7
 L
Bad Choice
8
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Julie is six years

old and feels sick.

She decides to
take her medicine
all by herself.
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 L
Bad Choice
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Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Kevin tells his

parents that medicine
should be stored in
a secure cabinet in
your home.

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 J
Good Choice

12
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Jonathan isn’t sure

if this is medicine
or candy. He decides
to eat it anyways.
13
 L
Bad Choice
14
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

Your friend Emily

is sick.

You tell her that you

will NOT share your
medicine with her.
15
 J
Good Choice

16
Good Choice or Bad Choice?

David stores his

your medicine
with his toys.

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 L
Bad Choice
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Good Choice or Bad Choice?
Kathy feels sick.
She decides to
ask a trusted adult
for help instead of
taking medicine
by herself.
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 J
Good Choice
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 Thank you for playing!

Please remember:
1. Only take medicines with the permission of a
parent or guardian.
2. Always keep candy and medicine in their
original container.
3. Never share your medicine with others.
4. Ask a trusted adult to keep medicines in
a safe place in their home.

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