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*56 Poison Control (PC) centers cover the entire population of the United States<ref name="AAPCC">Mowry JB, Spyker DA, Cantilena LR Jr et al. 2013 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System (NPDS): 31st Annual Report. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014 Dec;52(10):1032-283. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2014.987397.</ref> | *56 Poison Control (PC) centers cover the entire population of the United States<ref name="AAPCC">Mowry JB, Spyker DA, Cantilena LR Jr et al. 2013 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System (NPDS): 31st Annual Report. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014 Dec;52(10):1032-283. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2014.987397.</ref> | ||
*These centers received 3.06 million calls for service in 2013. (of which 2.2 million were for human exposure consultation)<ref name="AAPCC" /> | *These centers received 3.06 million calls for service in 2013. (of which 2.2 million were for human exposure consultation)<ref name="AAPCC" /> | ||
==See Also== | |||
[[Toxicology (Main)]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 07:26, 4 August 2015
National Poison Control Number 1-800-222-1222
- Will connect you to the closest poison control center to your location.
- Operates 24/7/365
Background
- 56 Poison Control (PC) centers cover the entire population of the United States[1]
- These centers received 3.06 million calls for service in 2013. (of which 2.2 million were for human exposure consultation)[1]
See Also
External Links
CDC Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs)
American Association of Poison Control Centers