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Poison Safety Brochure

Poison Safety Brochure in English
(1.2 MB  PDF)

Panfleto en Espaņol 
(1 MB PDF)

Photo of childPoison Information for the Home

In 2006, over 2.4 million people consulted their poison centers in regard to a poison exposure in the United States. Of these exposures children younger then 3 years old were involved in 38% of the exposures and 50.9% of the exposures occured in children younger the 6 years of age. 


Your Home
Home Safety Checklist & Household Poisons

Poison Prevention Information
Why Children Get Poisoned, Preschoolers and Poison, How to Prevent Poisonings

Information for Older Adults
Seniors and Food Safety and Seniors and Medications

Specific Poison Information
Food Poisoning, Carbon Monoxide, Terrorism Agents, Insect Repellents

Seasonal Hazards
Information on seasonal and holiday hazards with safety tips:
Winter Holidays - Fall and Winter Poison Safety - Holiday Plants - Turkey Cooking Tips - Halloween Safety Precautions - Vacation Travel - Poem - Summer Safety Quiz - Summer Quiz Answers

Plants and Mushrooms
Some guidance as to how poisonous specific plants are and the toxicity of mushrooms, and poison ivy.
 
Pet Poisoning
Information about some common pet poisonings. Not all state poison centers handle animal poisonings, please contact you veterinarian in the case of poisoning.

Kids Corner
Activities for children

Poison Trivia
Trivia questions related to poisoning just for fun.
 
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 

Other languages 
 
HomePacket
Request a free poison information packet for your home!

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