Medication Safety 2013

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Safe Kids Worldwide has partnered with McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the makers of Children’s Tylenol, to raise awareness of medication- related poisonings to children 5 and under through research and education. 39 coalition grants were awarded. MEDIC ATION SAFETY 2013 Safe Sto rag e, S afe Dos ing, Safe Kids Erin Donaldson , Safe Kids Ke nosha-Racine

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Safe Kids Worldwide has partnered with McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the makers of Children’s Tylenol, to raise awareness of medication-related poisonings to children 5 and under through research and education.

39 coalition grants were awarded.

MEDICATION SAFETY 2013

Safe Storage, Safe Dosing, Safe Kids

Erin Donaldson, Safe Kids K

enosha-Racine

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Campaign Goals

• Educate parents, grandparents and caregivers

• Raise awareness in the community and in the media

• Establish partnerships to enhance impact

Core Messages

• Store medicines safely• Give medicines safely• Get rid of expired or

unused medicinessafely

• Talk to family and friends about medicationsafety

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SO WHAT’S GOING ON IN WISCONSIN?

The Medication Grant was awarded to two coalitions: Kenosha-Racine and Dane county

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OUR POISON CENTER WORKS

VERY HARD! In 2012:The center handled 44,324 cases which does not include follow up calls. Patients are followed from admission to discharge.

There were approximately 125 calls per day.

1/3 of calls came from medical professionals.

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RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES WERE # 6 AND #10 OUT OF OUR 72 COUNTIES.

#1 Milwaukee

#2 Dane (State Capital)

#3 Waukesha (next to Milwaukee)

#4 Brown (Packer Country!)

#5 Outagamie

Our top 10 are all Eastern Wisconsin (with one college town exception) and all have populations of 100,000+

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TOP 10 SUBSTANCES INVOLVING POISONING IN THE STATE

Age 5 and younger1. Cosmetics/ Personal care

2. Analgesics **

3. Household cleaners

4. Foreign bodies/toys

5. Vitamins**

6. Topical preparations**

7. Antihistamines**

8. Gastro preparations**

9. Electrolytes and minerals**

10. Dietary supplements/ herbs**

Ages 6-191. Analgesics**

2. Cosmetics/ personal care

3. Household cleaners

4. Foreign bodies/ toys

5. Topical preparations**

6. Antidepressants**

7. Sedatives**

8. Stimulants and street drugs**

9. Antihistamines**

10. Pesticides

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2012 SUMMARY OF POISONINGS FOR RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES

Non Pharmaceutical substances:

1,081 or 42 %

Pharmaceutical substances:

1,464 or 58 %

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WHAT ARE WE DOING?

Partnering:Community Pharmacies (Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and Walgreens)

• Distribution of 14,000 medication fact cards.

Health Fair activities:

• Encourage caregivers to enter the Poison Center number in their phone right then.

• Pills or Candy Activity with children and caregivers www.pillsvscandy.org

School partners: Head Start, teen parent programs, local school who serves low income families and requires parent involvement, parent information sessions, orientations

Social service agency (Chat and Chew program),

Walgreen’s Community rooms and nursing home visits planned for the future!

EMS week events

Local radio and TV stations

Family Literacy program: ESL families

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Challenges/ Barriers

Need for Spanish materials (resolved!)

Time frame changes…Today Show

PowerPoint

Pre/Post-test

‘Formal’ presentation

Getting people to understand why this applies to them

Successes

New partnerships

Fun, hands on activities

Media (Channel 58 Milwaukee)

Foot in the door at new schools

Awareness with non-parent caregivers

Learning about how our community members have used the Poison Center in the past.

Getting to speak at this conference!!!

“YOU TAKE THE GOOD, YOU TAKE THE BAD, YOU TAKE THEM BOTH AND THERE

YOU HAVE…”

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THANK YOU!

Contact information:Erin Donaldson

[email protected], WI

262-687-3366www.safekidswi.org