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Calls to the number are automatically routed to the poison control center that covers the territory from which the call is placed. It has a TTY/TDD number for the hearing impaired. Poison educators across the country also offer poison prevention training and education sessions to community institutions, along with educational materials.
America's Poison Centers owns and manages a large database of information from all poison exposure and information case phone calls to all Poison Centers across the country. It is the only near real-time, comprehensive poisoning surveillance database in the United States.
Poison control – 145; Road help – 0800 140 140; Psychological support – 143; Psychological support for teens and children – 147; Rega air rescue – 1414 or by radio on 161.300 MHz; Air Glaciers air-rescue (Valais only) – 1415. [102] The emergency number 112 is used differently based on the Canton. While in some cantons 112, 117, 118 ...
Last year, poison control centers reportedly saw a spike in calls related to kids drinking energy drinks.
The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, calls ...
The America’s Poison Centers said that there were 2,834 calls in 2023, a stark increase from 2022’s 2,323 calls. Assortment of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks in various flavors. Getty Images
Call 1-800-222-1222 to reach your local poison control center, anywhere in the United States. The call is free, private, 24/7/365, and expert help is available in more than 150 languages. The National Poison Prevention Week Council
Medical help was summoned immediately but took 45 minutes to arrive. He survived in intensive care for 42 days before succumbing to the effects. He was reportedly very allergic to bee stings and poison ivy. [47] November 5, 2006 Linda Long, 48, female Rattlesnake