Sunday, January 11, 2009
    
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 Poison Centers Can Help

America's poison centers are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help you.  The Poison Help hotline 1-800-222-1222 serves as a key medical information resource and helps reduce costly emergency room visits.  More

Keep Kids Safe

childA poison is something that makes you sick or hurts you if you eat, drink, touch or smell it.  Poisons can be SOLID. Solid poisons can be chunky or chewy like pills, batteries, plants, and berries.  More

Tips for Adults

Store medicines and household products locked up, where children cannot see or reach them.  Store poisons in their original containers.  Use child-resistant packaging. But remember — nothing is child-proof!  More

Prevent CO Poisoning

At the onset of cold weather, we begin operating appliances and equipment that can generate carbon monoxide (CO) gas. Every year, exposure to CO results in hundreds of deaths and many thousands of illnesses.  More