This is National Poison Prevention Week in Kansas. The Poison Center at the University of Kansas Health System and Safe Kids Kansas want to remind Kansans that poison centers are ready 24/7 with fast, free advice. The theme for this year’s National Poison Prevention Week is poison centers – when poison happens, we’re here for you. Not everyone realizes that poison centers are for everyone. While poison centers get more calls about children, calls about teens, adults and older adults tend to be more serious. Over half of the calls to the Kansas Poison Center in 2022 involved medicines or pharmaceuticals. However, other common poisons include household products, plants, mushrooms, pesticides, animal bites and stings, carbon monoxide, and many other non pharmaceutical substances.
They encourage everyone to post the poison help number…1-800-222-1222 in your cell phone and post it visibly in your home. This way you are prepared in the event of a poisoning emergency or simply have questions. It is also important to know poison centers are not just for emergencies. You can call anytime from anywhere in the Nation for information or advice from local experts
