Poison Prevention

• Many incidents occur when an adult is using a harmful product but is distracted for a few moments.
• 90% of all poison exposures occur at home.
• Child-resistant packaging is not child - proof.
• National Poison Prevention Week theme: “Children Act Fast,..So Do Poisons”.
• Children under the age of 6 years are at the highest risk for unintentional poisoning. Their natural curiosity often leads them into danger. What they see they touch, and what they touch often goes into their mouth.

• Poison Control Center: Toll-free number (800) 222-1222 makes life-saving help accessible to everyone in the U.S.
• University Hospitals of Cleveland Community Safety and Resource Center: Coordinator will assist and teach staff regarding education programs. Call (216) 844-6229.
• Greater Cleveland Poison Control Center: (216) 231-4455
  (888)231-4455. Speaker’s Bureau available.
• Akron Children’s Hospital Poison Control Center:
  (800) 362-9922

• Akron Children’s Hospital:
  www.akronchildrens.org/cms/site/fc291373fca45c7d
• American Association of Poison Control Centers:
  www.aapcc.org