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poisonous it its used the wrong way in the

wrong amount or by the wro ng person

Some poisons are

bull medicines (prescription over-theshy

counter herbal) and street drugs

bull products in your home like shampoo

bleach bug and weed killers antitreeze

and lamp oil

bull bites and stings

bull mushrooms and plants

bull tumes and gases

bull chemicals a t yo ur job

Taking the wrong amo unt ot medicine or

someone elses medicine acc identally eating

dishwasher soap mixing cleaners or havi ng too

much alcohol to drink co uld lead to poisoning

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poi sollillgs don t always have early signs

bull Put 1-800-222- 1222 in your cell phone

and near home phones

bull Keep medicines and household products in

their original containers Keep them in a

different place than food

bull Always read the product label and tollow

(l ny di rect ions

bull Keep household products and medi cill es

locked up Pu t them where kids clt1 n[ sec

them or reach th em

bull Buy products with child-resistant packagillg

But remember nothing is child-proof

bull Never ca ll medicine candy Poiso ns may

look like toad or drink Teach children to

ask an adult before tasting anything

bull Learn about products and drugs that youn g

people use to get high Talk to your teen

or pre-teen abo ut these dangers

bull Have a working carbon monoxide alarm

in your home

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When yOll have a qlle~ti()n about

bull Meuicine

bull Drug Interactions

bull Side Effects

bull Any ques tions you have abollt a new

medicine

bull Arizo na Critters

bull Scorpions

bull Snakes

bull Spid ers

bull Ants

bull Bees

bull Plants

bull Household C h emicals

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For more informat ion visit our website wwwba nnerhea lthcom poisoncenter

To make a donation to support your local Poison Control Center conlact us at (602) 7474483

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When yOll have a qlle~ti()n about

bull Meuicine

bull Drug Interactions

bull Side Effects

bull Any ques tions you have abollt a new

medicine

bull Arizo na Critters

bull Scorpions

bull Snakes

bull Spid ers

bull Ants

bull Bees

bull Plants

bull Household C h emicals

For more tips log on to

wwwbannerhealthcompoisoncen ter

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20 Illilillres

Call 1-800-222-1222

Poison on the skin Take off any clothing that the poisoll

touched

Rinse skin with running ware ) -or I) [()

20 minutes

Call 1-800-222-1222

Inhaled poison Cet to -rcsh lir right away

C dl 1-800-222-1222

Swallowed the wrong medicine or too much medicine Call 1-800-222-1222

Swallowed something thats not food or medicine Drink a sillall amount of milk or wate r

Call 1-800-222-1222

For more informat ion visit our website wwwba nnerhea lthcom poisoncenter

To make a donation to support your local Poison Control Center conlact us at (602) 7474483

copy America n Assoc iation of Po iso n Control Ce nters 2003 www1-800-222-1222 info

CTPER I Cente r for Tox icology a nd Pha rm acology Ed u ca tio n a n d Research

Magnet Inside

POISON

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In Arizona with an out of state cell phone caU - 602-253-3334

The Poison and Drug Information Centers of Arizona 24 hours a day bull 7 days a week