Poisoning

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/poisoning.html

From the National Institutes of Health
• Household Products Database (National Library of Medicine) - http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/

Overviews
• First Aid for Poisoning (American Association of Poison Control Centers) - http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/firstAid/home.asp
• Poisoning (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00029

Treatment
• Ipecac: New Guidelines for Use (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00783
• Poison Treatment in the Home (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;112/5/1182?fulltext=poison
• What to Do in a Pesticide Emergency (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) - http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d000901-d001000/d000989/d000989.html

Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Poisoning (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D011041&recruiting;=true

Specific Conditions
• In Case of Pesticide Poisoning (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs) - http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/safety/incaseof.htm
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/safety/spanish/incaseof.htm

Prevention/Screening
• Poison Lookout Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/383.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/spanish/383s.pdf
• Prevent Poisoning and Death from Iron Containing Medicine (Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/5051.html
• Read the Label First! Protect Your Garden (Environmental Protection Agency) - Links to PDF File - http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/labeling/rtlf/garden.pdf
• Read the Label First! Protect Your Household (Environmental Protection Agency) - Links to PDF File - http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/labeling/rtlf/home.pdf
• Read the Label First! Protect Your Pet (Environmental Protection Agency) - Links to PDF File - http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/labeling/rtlf/pets.pdf
• Tox Town (National Library of Medicine) - Requires Flash Player - http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/

Related Issues
• Exposure (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) - Links to PDF File - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/COM/exposure.pdf
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/es/COM/es_exposure.html
• Poison Centers (American Association of Poison Control Centers) - http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonCenter/home.asp
• Poisonous Plants (Arizona Poison & Drug Information Center) - http://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/centers/apdic/plants/poison.html

Organizations
• American Association of Poison Control Centers - http://www.aapcc.org/
• Consumer Product Safety Commission - http://www.cpsc.gov/
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/espanol/home.htm
• Poison Help 1-800-222-1222 (American Association of Poison Control Centers) - http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonHelp.asp

Statistics
• Poisonings (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/poisoning.htm

Children
• Mushroom Poisoning in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/129.xml
• Poison Tips for Children (American Association of Poison Control Centers) - http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonPrevention/childtips.asp
• Poisoning Fact Sheet: Parents/Childcare Providers (American Association of Poison Control Centers) - Links to PDF File - http://www.aapcc.org/facsheets/parentfactsheet.pdf
• Read the Label First! Protect Your Kids (Environmental Protection Agency) - Links to PDF File - http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/labeling/rtlf/kids.pdf

Teenagers
• Poisoning Fact Sheet: Teens/Babysitters (American Association of Poison Control Centers) - Links to PDF File - http://www.aapcc.org/facsheets/teenfactsheet.pdf

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:
• Asbestos - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asbestos.html
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/carbonmonoxidepoisoning.html
• Food Contamination and Poisoning - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodcontaminationandpoisoning.html
• Household Poisons - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/householdpoisons.html
• Lead Poisoning - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leadpoisoning.html
• Mercury - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mercury.html
• Pesticides - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pesticides.html
• Poisoning, Toxicology, Environmental Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/poisoningtoxicologyenvironmentalhealth.html
• Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/safety.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Poisoning is the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 14 October 2004
Topic last reviewed: 10 September 2004