Poison control

National Poison Control Number 1-800-222-1222

  • Will connect you to the closest poison control center to your location.
  • Operates 24/7/365

Background

  • 56 Poison Control (PC) centers cover the entire population of the United States[1]
  • These centers received 3.06 million calls for service in 2013. (of which 2.2 million were for human exposure consultation)[1]

See Also

Toxicology (Main)

External Links

CDC Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs)
American Association of Poison Control Centers

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mowry JB, Spyker DA, Cantilena LR Jr et al. 2013 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System (NPDS): 31st Annual Report. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014 Dec;52(10):1032-283. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2014.987397.