Poison prevention
March 21 to 27 is Poison prevention week
The Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention is asking
health care professionals to share its important poison prevention
messages with patients and colleagues during National Poison Prevention
Week, March 21 to 27.
The center, which is based at Children's Hospital Boston, provides
24-hour treatment advice to health care professionals and the
public on all types of poisonings including medication errors,
ingestion of household products, bites and stings, as well as
exposure to biological and chemical substances. ñBy providing
treatment advice over the phone, the center prevents unnecessary
emergency room visits, saving the health care system time and
money,î says the center's medical director, Michele
Burns, MD.
