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Poison Prevention

Poison Prevention. Northern New England Poison Center . Poisons can make you sick or kill you. . Poison labels may have the words Caution Warning Danger. Poisons. Poisons. Drugs or medicine Wrong dose Wrong person Cleaning products or chemicals. Poisons.

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Poison Prevention

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  1. Poison Prevention Northern New England Poison Center

  2. Poisons can make you sick or kill you. Poison labels may have the words Caution Warning Danger Poisons

  3. Poisons • Drugs or medicine • Wrong dose • Wrong person • Cleaning products or chemicals

  4. Poisons • Gases you can or cannot see (carbon monoxide) • Fuels or oils (lighter fluid, lamp oil)

  5. Poisons • Pest control (bug spray, rat poison) • Wild plants or mushrooms

  6. Poisons • Car products (windshield washer fluid, gasoline)

  7. Poisons • Old lead-based paint (chips and dust)

  8. How do poisons enter the body? • Mouth • Nose • Eyes • Skin

  9. Where are poisons? Everywhere

  10. What is a poison?What is safe?

  11. Poisons / Toxic

  12. Poisons / Toxic Plants Paint Wild Berries Cleaning Products

  13. Safe

  14. Safe Fruit Stamps Pizza Bananas

  15. Safe or Poison Medicine

  16. Look-a-likes Juice Cleaner

  17. Your Poison Center 1-800-222-1222 Northern New England Poison Center

  18. Poison Center People at the Poison Center know about poisons. • Put the Poison Center number on or near the phone. • Call the Poison Center first if someone is poisoned.

  19. Free

  20. Day and night (24 hours a day) It is always open.

  21. Language interpretation • Dial 1-800-222-1222. • State your language, for example “I speak French.” • You will be placed on hold, do not hang up. • Someone who speaks your language will come on the phone.

  22. Secret Don’t be afraid to call. Only the people who help you will know your name.

  23. Prevent poisonings • Keep the tops of medicines on tightly. • Do not let little kids see you take medicine. They like to act grown up. • Call medicine – medicine, not candy.

  24. Prevent poisonings • Keep products in their original containers. • Keep poisons locked and up high so children can not see or reach them.

  25. Wear a safety mask

  26. Wear goggles Wear gloves

  27. First Aid

  28. Eat or drink poison? • You took too much or the wrong medicine? • Your child drank a chemical?

  29. Drink a little water. • Call the Poison Center, 1-800-222-1222. First Aid

  30. Poison in your eye? • You sprayed cleaning product in your eye? • You sprayed bug spray in your eye?

  31. Rinse eye with water. • Call the Poison Center, 1-800-222-1222. First Aid 15 minutes

  32. Poison on your skin? • You spilled cleaning product on your skin? • You spilled gasoline on your skin?

  33. Rinse skin with water and soap. • Call the Poison Center, 1-800-222-1222 First Aid 15 minutes

  34. Breathed in a poison? • You breathed in a poisonous gas? • You breathed in a cleaning product?

  35. Go outside and get clean air. • Call the Poison Center, 1-800-222-1222. First Aid

  36. Someone passed out oris not breathing

  37. Call 911. First Aid

  38. Northern New England Poison Center • 1-800-222-1222 • www.nnepc.org

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