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National Poison Prevention Week. National Poison Prevention Week is observed in the United States the third week of March. The goal of the week is to raise awareness of the risk of being poisoned by household products, medicines, pesticides, plants, bites and stings, food poisoning, and fumes. Awareness being duly raised, it is hoped that this ...
The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 ( PPPA ); ( Pub. L. 91-601, 84 Stat. 1670-74) was signed into law by U.S. President Richard Nixon on December 30, 1970. It was enacted by the 91st United States Congress. This law required the use of child-resistant packaging for prescription drugs, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, household chemicals ...
America's Poison Centers (formerly known as American Association of Poison Control Centers - AAPCC) is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1958 that represents the nation's 55 poison centers. America's Poison Centers supports Poison Centers in their public health mission to prevent poisonings, provide education, conduct scientific ...
Before that, the Health Department had a lead poisoning prevention program that mainly consisted of mandatory blood testing for children under 3. The 2004 law, called Local Law 1, beefed up the housing department’s inspection system, requiring that officials check for deteriorating lead paint when they are called for any complaint to an ...
The District of Columbia defines "lead-based paint" as any "paint, surface coating that contains lead equal to or exceeding 0.7 milligram per square centimeter (0.7 mg/cm2) or 0.5% by weight." [ 9] This is more stringent than the HUD lead-based paint standard of 1.0 mg/cm2) . Some states have adopted this or similar definitions of "lead-based ...
Poisoning is the harmful effect which occurs when toxic substances are introduced into the body. [ 1] The term "poisoning" is a derivative of poison, a term describing any chemical substance that may harm or kill a living organism upon ingestion. [ 2] Poisoning can be brought on by swallowing, inhaling, injecting or absorbing toxins through the ...
Features of poisoning differ depending on whether the agent is an organic compound (one that contains carbon), or an inorganic one. [26] Organic lead poisoning is now very rare, because countries across the world have phased out the use of organic lead compounds as gasoline additives, but such compounds are still used in industrial settings. [26]
Carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide poisoning typically occurs from breathing in carbon monoxide (CO) at excessive levels. [ 3] Symptoms are often described as " flu -like" and commonly include headache, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion. [ 1] Large exposures can result in loss of consciousness, arrhythmias ...