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The American Association of Poison Control Centers works to support the nation's 60 poison centers in the valuable work they do. America's poison centers are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help you. The Poison Help hotline at 1-800-222-1222 serves as a key medical information resource and helps reduce costly emergency room visits. More

Poison Exposure?Call Your Poison Centerat 1-800-222-1222.
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Thanksgiving safety
By following a few simple steps, you can make sure that the only discomfort you feel on Thanksgiving Day comes from a full belly. More


Hand sanitizer safety
New! The start of flu season - and the spread of H1N1 - has consumers increasingly turning to hand sanitizers to help stop the spread of viruses. While ethanol-based hand sanitizers have the potential to be toxic, toxicologists and members of the American Association of Poison Control Centers say that with proper monitoring and guidance, the benefits of disease prevention outweigh the potential for ethanol poisoning. More.

Poison Centers at the front lines of H1N1 fight
The same reassuring voice on the telephone when you fear you've had a poisoning emergency may now be answering your questions about the H1N1 flu pandemic. The nation's poison centers are increasingly helping states respond to H1N1. More

Keep Kids Safe
A 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