Poisoning is the top cause of injury-related death in the United States. Â In 2016, 55 US poison control centers provided telephone guidance for nearly 2.159 million human poison exposures. Â That is about:
Stay informed to keep yourself and your loved ones safe from common poisonings.
The Poison Help Line–1-800-222-1222–is available in all 50 states, and connects you to your local poison center.  It is staffed with nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and poison experts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to give you free and confidential advice from how to handle an emergency to how to protect your family from poison dangers.  To learn more, visit www.poisonhelp.hrsa.gov.
https://poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/uploads/files/resources/phbrochure.pdf
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