An Adult Education Program that Saves Lives

Most people think of children when they think of poisoning. However, while children are more often exposed to poisons, adults suffer more serious poisoning injuries and deaths. That’s why we’ve created POISON CONTROL IN ACTION . . . An Adult Education Program that Saves Lives.

This program provides you with everything you need to give an engaging presentation, including a video, presenter’s guide, and handouts. Your audience will learn valuable poison prevention information. And, if someone is exposed to a poison, they’ll know that help is just a phone call away!

Click on the links below to access the Poison Control in Action program materials online*. If you have questions about poison prevention or need local poison prevention materials, such as the phone stickers mentioned in this program, contact your poison center’s education coordinator by calling 1-800-222-1222.

Presenter’s Guide (in English and Spanish): Need-to-know background information, plus a step-by-step presentation outline.

PowerPoint® Presentation: Downloadable presentation slides. (Click here for Spanish-language version). Click here for presentation downloading instruction.

Video: Kick off your presentation with an inside look at poisoning and poisoning prevention for adults. Approx. 13 minutes play time for English version, 16 minutes play time for Spanish version.
Video in English for low-speed Internet connection (File Size 3,898KB);
Video in English for middle-speed Internet connection (File Size 9,195KB);
Video in English for high-speed Internet connection (File Size 31,458KB);
Video in Spanish for low-speed Internet connection (File Size 4,545KB);
Video in Spanish for middle-speed Internet connection (File Size 11,422KB);
Video in Spanish for high-speed Internet connection (File Size 35,820KB);
Click here for video labels.

Take-home Brochure (Color): Information about poison prevention and treating a poisoning. (Click here for Spanish-language version)

Take-home Brochure (Black & White): A poison prevention handout to photocopy for your audience. (Click here for Spanish-language version)

Your comments and suggestions help us to develop effective educational materials. Please complete and return the Presenter Survey (English) or (Spanish). Fax to the National Capital Poison Center at (202) 362-8377 or email your comments to pc@poison.org.

*The Poison Control in Action materials are copyrighted by the American Association of Poison Control Centers and may be used, without edits/modifications, for poison prevention education.

This program was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number U50/CCU317503-03 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.