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Poison Exposure &How It’s Managed
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poisonhelp.hrsa.gov
68%of exposure calls to the Poison Help line were controlled where they occurred.
All cases were managed by:
Doctors Nurses Pharmacists
languages hours a day
days a week
21%of exposure calls came from health care facilities.
Poison centers save Americans more than
$1.8 billion every year in medical costs and lost productivity.
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Data* reported from the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ National Poison Data System (2014)*** All data has been rounded to the nearest percentage point.** Mowry JB, Spyker DA, Brooks DE, McMillan N, Schauben JL. 2014 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ National Poison Data System (NPDS): 31st Annual Report. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2015