POISONING

By Kristin Hoffpauer, Courtney MacCallum,

Sarah Plante, Sammi Pedigo

Danger Rangers Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjOMYqww9VQ

Definition

Any substance that is harmful to the body when ingested, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through the skin.

Any substance can be poisonous is enough is taken

Teaching

The American Association of Poison Control Centers recommends teaching students that poisonings can occur by:Eating (Pills they mistake for candy)Drinking (Bleach)Touching (Cyanide)Inhaling (Ammonia)

Statistics

United States45% of poison exposures involved children

younger than six, but the most serious cases occurred in adolescents and adults

56% of poison exposures involved medications; other exposures were to household or automotive products, plants, mushrooms, pesticides, animal bites, and stings.

Poison Control Hotline

Poison Control does not report callers.

They encourage everyone to call without the fear of getting in trouble.

Poison Control Hotline: 1-800-222-1222

Statistics

http://www.poison.org/stats/

Statistics

http://www.poison.org/stats/

Resources

National Capital Poison Center: www.poison.org/

Poison Help: www.aapcc.org Pills vs. Candy: www.pillsvscandy.org Poison Prevention Game:

http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/safety-spotlight/poison-prevention-week/poison-prevention-game.html