America’s Poison Centers represents 55 poison centers across the country, and through our national
Poison Help line (800-222-1222)
and website,
PoisonHelp.org
, we provide all Americans expert advice available 24/7/365, at no cost. We also maintain the National Poison Data System© (NPDS), our nation’s only near real-time poisoning data surveillance system, integrating the latest information from across Poison Centers.
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Our mission includes:
National Accreditation
Professional Certification
Continuing Education
Actionable, Real-Time Data Surveillance
Public Awareness & Education
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The 38th National Poison Data System (NPDS) Annual Repo
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s a retrospective analysis of the prior year's poison exposures and
emerging public health hazards.
Our easy-to-use self-triage tool provides
immediate poison help to the public as an alternative to the Poison Help Hotline
(1-800-222-1222).
About
America’s Poison Centers represents 55 poison centers across the country, we are united in our cause to prevent every poison and toxin-related health emergency in America. We provide all Americans expert advice from nationally accredited medical specialists, and maintain the nation’s only near real-time poisoning data surveillance system. Together, America’s Poison Centers ensure a national quality standard for the detection, prevention and treatment of toxin-related health emergencies.
Member Center
America's Poison Centers core membership is made up of the U.S. poison centers who combined answer calls to the Poison Help line (1-800-222-1222) in every U.S. state and territory. This includes the physicians, pharmacists, nurses, health educators, and administrators they employ. America's Poison Centers provides opportunities for its members to collaborate with other poison center providers across the world but does not accredit those services.
