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To a child, wild berries look good enough to eat. Only some of them are. Others are poisonous. Some are not actually poisonous but can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
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Many calls to Poison Control are from older adults who get their medications confused. This is always cause for alarm. Sometimes it's dangerous.
Reed diffusers are liquid air fresheners in a narrow-necked bottle with long "sticks" inserted in to the liquid. Ingredients vary, but two common ingredients can be dangerous to a child who swallows them.
For young children, there is no safe dose of pills to treat diabetes. Even one pill can cause a child's blood sugar to drop dangerously low, causing seizures, coma, or death.
If you haven't cleaned out your medicine cabinet for a while, you might find some old, old medicines hiding there. But they wouldn't be older than the medicines found at the bottom of the sea, near Italy. It's interesting to link ancient medicines with problems that still bother us today - and with modern treatments for the same problems from years past.
Seabather’s eruption is an itching, burning rash that occurs when jellyfish larvae are trapped between the skin and a swimsuit. While it can be very uncomfortable, the rash is easily treated at home with over-the-counter antihistamines and topical steroids.
Learn the Poison Help jingle (available in English and Spanish)! It's a catchy way to teach and remember the national number for Poison Control. We hope you never need us, but if you do, it helps to have the number handy. It's easy - just listen a couple of times and you will have it memorized.
If you suspect someone you know is trying to hurt him or herself, the time to act is now.
Don't guess what you should do. Get accurate Poison Control answers online or by phone. Both are free and confidential.
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Learn the Poison Help jingle in English or Spanish. Use these jingles to teach the Poison Control number: 1-800-222-1222. Available for download.