Poison Exposure &How It’s Managed

Know the Risks:

poisonhelp.hrsa.gov

68%of exposure calls to the Poison Help line were controlled where they occurred.

All cases were managed by:

Doctors Nurses Pharmacists

languages hours a day

days a week

21%of exposure calls came from health care facilities.

Poison centers save Americans more than

$1.8 billion every year in medical costs and lost productivity.

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Data* reported from the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ National Poison Data System (2014)*** All data has been rounded to the nearest percentage point.** Mowry JB, Spyker DA, Brooks DE, McMillan N, Schauben JL. 2014 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ National Poison Data System (NPDS): 31st Annual Report. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2015