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- Louisiana Poison Center Poison Control Helpline: 1-800-222-1222 CALL The Louisiana Poison Center is a free, 24/7 emergency service for both the public and all healthcare providers with cases of poison exposure, staffed by our specially trained nurses, pharmacists and physicians.
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When a victim is unconscious, having seizures, or experiencing difficulty breathing, call 9-1-1 immediately. Otherwise, if the poisoning involves a medication, contact Poison Control as soon as possible at (800) 222-1222 (they're available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
Hospital emergencies. Act quickly in case of poisoning. The Quebec Poison Control Centre responds to the population and to health professionals who are faced with an urgent poisoning situation. Quebec poison control centre: 1 800 463-5060. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Help is available online with web POISON CONTROL ® or by phone at 1-800-222-1222. Both options are free, expert, and confidential. Call 911 right away if the individual collapses, has a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can’t be awakened.
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To mark National Poison Prevention Week, Health Canada is launching a new toll-free number, 1-844 POISON-X, or 1-844-764-7669, in collaboration with four Canadian poison centres. This new toll-free number will make it easier for people in Canada to access critical medical advice for poisonings.
Accidental poisonings are a leading cause of preventable injury and death in Canada
March 20, 2023 | Ottawa, Ontario | Health Canada
Each year in Canada, over 1,500 people lose their lives and nearly 8,000 are hospitalized due to unintentional poisoning from medications, cleaners, cannabis products, and many other household items. This National Poison Prevention Week, we encourage Canadians to take careful steps to keep their loved ones safe by learning how to store potential poisons safely to prevent unintentional poisoning, as well as what to do in case a poisoning occurs.
Unfortunately, while there are currently nine different phone numbers used to access the five poison centres in Canada, many Canadians don’t know the phone number for their local poison centre or even that the service is available. For this reason, Health Canada has launched a new toll-free number, 1-844 POISON-X, or 1-844-764-7669, in collaboration with four Canadian poison centres, to make it easier for people in Canada to access critical medical advice for poisonings. We encourage everyone to save this number in their phones, and to include it in their action plans in the event of a poisoning.
This new easy-to-remember toll-free number will help save lives while also adding a layer of resilience to our health care system by reducing unnecessary visits to hospitals, clinics, and doctors’ offices. By calling this number, Canadians will now be re-routed to their local poison centre regardless of where they are calling from in the country. The current provincial numbers remain in service and Canadians can continue using them.
“Through this new toll-free number, it will be easier to reach a poison centre when it is most needed and help prevent severe illnesses and death. As a result, this will also add a layer of resilience to the health care system by reducing unnecessary visits to emergency rooms, clinics, and the doctor’s office.”
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos
Minister of Health
“Accidental poisonings can happen to anyone at anytime – including from over-the-counter medicines, prescription drugs, illicit substances, alcohol and cannabis. This new toll-free number will help to save lives, while also helping more Canadians access quality, timely, and evidence-based poison prevention education and related health care expertise.”
The Honourable Carolyn Bennett
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
•Poison centres are the 24/7 access point for medical professionals and the public to access medical treatment advice for exposures to drugs and chemicals.
•Poison centres manage 63% or almost two-thirds of cases remotely without the requirement to enter a health care facility.
•In 2020, Canada’s poison centres managed 215,589 cases; more than one-third involved a child aged 5 or under.
•In 2020, the most common substances involved in cases managed by poison centres were medications for pain relief (analgesics) and household cleaning products, such as bleach.
•A 2020 Ipsos online survey of Canadian parents found that only 40% were aware of poison centre services or how to contact their respective poison centre.
•The Government of Canada is working with all provinces and territories for the implementation of 1-844 POISON-X. Québec will continue using its current provincial toll-free number. If a caller indicates that they are accessing the national toll-free service from Quebec, they will be instructed to contact the Centre antipoison du Québec (1-800-463-5060).
The national, toll-free Poison Help line, 1-800-222-1222, connects you to your local poison center and is your resource for help in a poisoning emergency. You can call from anywhere in the United States and many territories.
Poison Control is just one call away. Poison Control helps more than two million poisoned children, teens, and adults every year. There are two ways to get help for a poison emergency: 1. Log on to webPOISONCONTROL.org to get specific guidance or 2. Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. We save lives and reduce illness from poisonings. Call ...
The Louisiana Poison Center is a free, 24/7 emergency service for both the public and all healthcare providers with cases of poison exposure, staffed by our specially trained nurses, pharmacists and physicians. Accredited by the American Association of Poison Control Centers since 1994.
