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    This document discusses poison safety and prevention. It defines poison as any substance harmful when ingested, inhaled or absorbed. It recommends teaching students about common poisoning risks like pills, bleach, cyanide and ammonia. Statistics show 45% of poison exposures are in young children, while 56% involve medications and other household products. The poison control hotline 1-800-222-1222 is available to help without fear of getting in trouble and various online resources provide more information.

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    This document discusses poison safety and prevention. It defines poison as any substance harmful when ingested, inhaled or absorbed. It recommends teaching students about common poisoning risks like pills, bleach, cyanide and ammonia. Statistics show 45% of poison exposures are in young children, while 56% involve medications and other household products. The poison control hotline 1-800-222-1222 is available to help without fear of getting in trouble and various online resources provide more information.

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    This document discusses poison safety and prevention. It defines poison as any substance harmful when ingested, inhaled or absorbed. It recommends teaching students about common poisoning risks like pills, bleach, cyanide and ammonia. Statistics show 45% of poison exposures are in young children, while 56% involve medications and other household products. The poison control hotline 1-800-222-1222 is available to help without fear of getting in trouble and various online resources provide more information.

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    This document discusses poison safety and prevention. It defines poison as any substance harmful when ingested, inhaled or absorbed. It recommends teaching students about common poisoning risks like pills, bleach, cyanide and ammonia. Statistics show 45% of poison exposures are in young children, while 56% involve medications and other household products. The poison control hotline 1-800-222-1222 is available to help without fear of getting in trouble and various online resources provide more information.

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    By Kristin Hoffpauer, Courtney MacCallum, Sarah Plante, Sammi Pedigo

    Danger Rangers Video

    http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=YjOMYqw w9VQ

    Definition

    Any substance that is harmful to the body when ingested, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through the skin.

    Any substance can be poisonous is enough is taken

    Teaching

    The American Association of Poison Control Centers recommends teaching students that poisonings can occur by:
    Eating (Pills they mistake for candy)

    Drinking (Bleach)
    Touching (Cyanide) Inhaling (Ammonia)

    Statistics

    United States
    45% of poison exposures involved children

    younger than six, but the most serious cases occurred in adolescents and adults
    56% of poison exposures involved

    medications; other exposures were to household or automotive products, plants, mushrooms, pesticides, animal bites, and stings.

    Poison Control Hotline

    Poison Control does not report callers. They encourage everyone to call without the fear of getting in trouble. Poison Control Hotline: 1-800-222-1222

    Statistics

    http://www.poison.org/stats/

    Statistics

    http://www.poison.org/stats/

    Resources
    National Capital Poison Center: www.poison.org/ Poison Help: www.aapcc.org Pills vs. Candy: www.pillsvscandy.org Poison Prevention Game: http://www.safekids.org/safetybasics/safety-spotlight/poisonprevention-week/poison-preventiongame.html

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