POISON CONTROL CENTER
Available 24 hours a day
7 days a week
Fast advice that is free
and private is available
by phone for you and
your family for poison
emergencies
Physicians, pharmacists,
nurses, and other experts
are available any time of
day or night, 365 days a
year
Help is available for the
hearing impaired and in
more than 150 languages
Only one phone number
to remember and you can
call from anywhere in the
U.S.
CALL
1-800-222-1222
Prevention Tips
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Put 1-800-222-1222 in
your cell phone and near
home phones.
Keep medications and
household cleaners in
original containers.
Store medications and
household products out of
reach of children.
Don’t call medicine
“candy”.
Read labels and follow
directions.
Buy products with child
resistant packaging.
Install carbon monoxide
detectors in sleeping areas
Have your heating system
checked every year to help
prevent carbon monoxide
poisoning.
Know when to call the
poison control center.
POISON
PREVENTION
First Aid
For Poisoning
If swallowed:
Call poison control
immediately for treatment
advice.
If inhaled:
Get immediately to a well
If contact with eyes:
ventilated area. Check for
Hold eyelids gently open
breathing. If not breathing
and rinse with cool tap
call 911. If breathing, call
water for 15-20 minutes. If
poison control for further
contact lenses are in place,
advice.
rinse for 5 minutes before
If contact with skin:
removing. Call poison
For more information
Remove all contaminated
control for further advice.
visit www.aapcc.org
clothing. Rinse skin with
Call 911 right away
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Stops breathing
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Having a seizure
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Collapses
for 15-20 minutes. Call
poison control for further
advice.
Poison Control Center
1-800-222-1222