healthfinder® home page

healthfinder® — your guide to reliable health information

health library
just for you
health care
organizations
search:     help  |  about healthfinder®

home > health libraryall topicsP > Poison Control > General


displaying: 1–10 of 12 documents | next > | show all | see categories and related topics

related news stories:
  • Keep Poisons Away From Kids
  • Toss Out the Ipecac
  • Poison Prevention for Adults

  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning with Camping Equipment
    Each year there are about 30 deaths and 450 injuries because of carbon monoxide poisoning from the use of portable camping heaters, lanterns, or stoves inside tents, campers, and vehicles. Follow thes details...
    U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
    Consumer Product Safety Commission Publications
    CPSC, an independent Federal regulatory agency, helps keep American families safe in their homes by reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer products. This site contains frequently updated  details...
    U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
    Lead Poisoning Prevention Outreach Program -- National Safety Council
    Also available in: Spanish
    This national lead prevention and education program is a project of the National Safety Council’s Environmental Health Center. This website links consumers to resources and information about recognizi details...
    National Safety Council
    Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs - Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics/EPA
    The information contained on this site is designed to give you access to all aspects of the Federal lead poisoning prevention program, with a special focus on the efforts within EPA's Office of Pollut details...
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Lead Poisoning Videos
    Order forms for the Children's Television Workshop videos are available upon request. details...
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    This page outlines the goals and objectives of the Office of Lead Hazard Control, including grant program operation, development of lead-based paint regulations, technical assistance, evaluation of ha details...
    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
    Pesticides and Child Safety
    This consumer health information document discusses pesticide poisoning of children in the home and precautions to protect children from accidental pesticide poisonings or exposures. details...
    Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances/EPA
    Pesticides and Child Safety
    This consumer health information document discusses pesticide poisoning of children in the home and precautions to protect children from accidental pesticide poisonings or exposures. details...
    Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances/EPA
    Poison Control Centers Directory and Other Information for the Public
    Sponsored by the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) --provides online directories of poison control centers listed by state and by centers; prevention tips; a kids page; links to r details...
    Nonprofit/Professional Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information
    Protect Your Family and Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
    This brochure lists the DO’s and DON’Ts of carbon monoxide. Fetuses, infants, elderly people, and people with anemia or with a history of heart or respiratory disease can be especially susceptible to  details...
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    displaying 1–10 of 12 documents | next > | show all
    jump to page: 1 2

    database updated: Monday, November 1, 2004
    visit healthfinder® KIDS    accessibility | disclaimer | freedom of information act | privacy | contact us
    Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    healthfinder® en español