Which Is For Your Eyes? Your Ears?

Mistakenly putting glue into your eyes or ears can cause pain and injury.

Poison Prevention for Elementary School

Check out our poison prevention tips and articles for elementary school children. Be sure to install a carbon monoxide alarm in every sleeping area of your home. Store medicine and products in their original containers.

Teaching Children to Take Medicine

At some point, children will be old enough to take their own medicines. Teaching children to take medicine safely involves supervision; teaching children when to take medicine; and teaching children how to take medicine.

Spread the Word about Our Life-saving Tool

webPOISONCONTROL® is the first online triage tool and app to provide individualized guidance for poison emergencies. It was developed by the National Capital Poison Center. webPOISONCONTROL guides users faced with a poison emergency through a series of simple questions leading to action recommendations.

Get help online or by phone

To get help from Poison Control, call 1-800-222-1222, or get help online with webPOISONCONTROL. Get help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Seek help from Poison Control right away if you have a poison emergency or a question about a poison or about poison prevention. Knowing is safer than guessing, so if you suspect a poisoning, reach out to us right away for definitive answers.

Contact Us

Contact Poison Control right away if you suspect a poisoning. Help is available online with webPOISONCONTROL® or by phone at 1-800-222-1222. Both options are free, expert, and confidential.

Media Information

The latest press releases, background, facts, FAQs for the press, images of the webPOISONCONTROL® app, and the state of poison control in the U.S.

Grab a Green Bottle

There are many types of look-alike products. It is easy for an adult or a child to mistake a cleaning product for a soft drink or a container of glue for eye drops.