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1-800-222-1222
When accidents happen with chemicals, medicine, or household items, call Poison Help. Get help right away from a local poison expert.
If someone is unconscious or has trouble breathing, call 911.
Share Poisoning Prevention Tips with the Ones You Love
This Valentine's Day, give the gift of information. Share the available Poison Help materials with your loved ones. Click here to place your free order.
National Poison Prevention Week: March 17-23, 2013
NPPW is your opportunity to educate your friends and family members about poisoning risks and what they can do to prevent them. Download the NPPW planner to find easy ways that you can take part in this upcoming event. Learn more.
Featured Resource: Taking Your Medicines Safely
Medicines are prescribed to help. But medicines can also hurt, especially if you take too much or mix medicines that don’t go together. Read this brochure to learn more about medication safety.
Question of the Month: When is the Poison Help Line Open?
The Poison Help line provides free and confidential assistance 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Program the toll-free number into your phone so it's available if you need it. Learn more.
Poison Center Spotlight
Oregon Poison Center…Flexibility in Poison Management
Most people admire creativity, flexibility, and resourcefulness in individuals--they are hallmarks of exceptional people. But did you know there is a poison center that uses these methods to manage many of its calls? Nurses in the Oregon Poison Center are required to “think outside the box,” particularly when they get calls from remote locations within their coverage area. To find out more about how and why our nurses do this, read on.
In an Emergency
- Call Poison Help (1-800-222-1222), which connects you to your local poison center, if someone may have been poisoned – even if you’re not sure.
- Stay calm – most poisoning emergencies can be resolved quickly.
- Call 9-1-1 if the person is unconscious or has trouble breathing.
