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Poisons and Poison Centers—Back to the Future

Published by Carol on October 21, 2015 | Leave a response

October 21, 2015—the date when Doc and Marty come to the future from 1985 in the movie Back to the Future II.  I remember watching those movies repeatedly when I was little, and marveling about the differences between 1985 life and the imagined 2015 life.  2015 is here, and needless to say, a lot has … more

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged back to the future, poison, Poison Center, poison center history

Seriously scary poisons that used to be in Grandpa’s shed…and maybe still are!

Published by Carol on September 15, 2015 | Leave a response
Seriously scary poisons that used to be in Grandpa’s shed…and maybe still are!

The IPC is consulted on over 80,000 poisoning cases each year—about 30,000 of those cases involve a nondrug household-use product.  That is over 80 each day!   Household-use products include cleaners, hydrocarbons, pesticides, automotive products, and personal care products like soaps and lotions.  Luckily, most unintentional exposures to these substances results in minor or no toxicity … more

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arsenic, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, compound 1080, poison, strychnine, vacor

How the State of Illinois leverages $1,000,000 to save over $52,000,000 in health care costs

Published by ILPoisonCenter on July 28, 2015 | Leave a response
How the State of Illinois leverages $1,000,000 to save over $52,000,000 in health care costs

It has been almost 6 years since the first IPC blog article was written.   It has taken a lot of time and work to continue this blog conversation; I hope it has been worthwhile for all of you who have followed us since the beginning as well as for those who are new to our … more

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A Day in the Life of a Poison Center

Published by ILPoisonCenter on July 2, 2015 | 2 Responses

We hope you enjoyed our Day in the Life of the Poison Center blog-a-thon.  Those cases represent just a single day here at IPC; that translates to nearly 80,000 people that we help each year in Illinois.  Hopefully after reading these sample cases, you’ve learned that the IPC can help with just about any substance out … more

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Illinois Poison Center, poison, Poison Center, toxic substances

The 6 T’s of a Snake bite

Published by Carol on June 16, 2015 | 1 Response
The 6 T’s of a Snake bite

By Carol Summer means a lot of different things to people; one thing it means to us at the IPC—snake season! There are over 6,000 snake bites reported to the nation’s poison centers annually, and we tend to see many of them in the warmer months.  There are 4 venomous snakes indigenous to Illinois (read … more

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged poisonous snake, snake bite, Ts of a snake bite, venomous snake

The Do’s and Don’ts for Spiders that BITE!

Published by Carol on May 20, 2015 | Leave a response
The Do's and Don’ts for Spiders that BITE!

While fear of spiders – arachnophobia – is a common phobia, spiders actually tend to avoid human contact. In fact, they only attack when they feel threatened by us. Therefore, the most common situations resulting in bites are when spider webs get severely disturbed or torn down or when the creatures are about to be … more

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged black widow, brown recluse, poisonous spider, spider bite, venomous spider

Why your kid won’t stop putting stuff in their mouth!

Published by Carol on April 21, 2015 | Leave a response

By special guest blogger Lawren Wellish, MD Every single day, the poison center gets calls from parents or caregivers asking for advice after their child has gotten a hold of one of those no-no products and taken a sip or a swim.   Parents often feel guilty and frustrated about this. We hear lots of callers … more

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Day in the life of a Poison Center: 11pm-11:59pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

A 38 year old woman got out of the shower, did not have her glasses on and reached for her aerosol spray deodorant but instead used Scrubbing Bubbles. A 23 year old female was brought to the ER after confessing to her mother that she had ingested several handfuls of her medication.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 10pm-11pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

A 2 year old ingested an unknown amount of moisturizing body butter. A father called; when he went to check on his sleeping 11 month old son on his way to bed, he found that the baby had pulled off his diaper and eaten some of the absorbent diaper material inside.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 9pm-10pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

A woman called because she had reached into her bathroom cabinet in the dark for a tube of personal lubricant and accidentally used toothpaste instead. A 5 year old ingested up to 10 of his own Singulair.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 8pm-9pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

An ER called requesting treatment advice regarding a 26 year old intoxicated male who was bit by his pet rattlesnake on the neck. He was showing off the snake to his friends at a party and placed it around his neck. A father called after cooking tater tots in the oven; after his kids ate … more

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 7pm-8pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

An ER called requesting treatment advice regarding a 74 year old female ingested unknown amount of diltiazem and metformin A 4 year old inadvertently brushed his teeth with Bengay muscle rub instead of toothpaste.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 6pm-7pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

Caller took a beer out of the minbar in a hotel and quickly realized after one swig that it was urine. Someone had drunk the beer, then filled it with urine and put it back to avoid being charged. A mother called after finding her 2 year old son chewing on an AA battery he … more

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 5pm-6pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

After playing basketball, an 18 year old male took two large swigs from a Gatorade bottle that he found in his friend’s Jeep. Turns out it was windshield wiper fluid the friend had transferred to the smaller bottle to make it more portable. While crawling in the kitchen, a 10 month old bit into a … more

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 4pm-5pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

A mother called because her 18 year old son was dared to drink a bottle of hot sauce. He developed significant vomiting and diarrhea. A 37 year old male inadvertently took two of his daughter’s Depakote tablets, thinking they were Tylenol.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 3pm-4pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

A caller was trying to unclog a stubborn drain and poured drain cleaner and bleach into the sink at the same time. He immediately began having nose and eye burning and coughing.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 2pm-3pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

A 3 year old child ingested a mouthful of calamine lotion. A 2 year old got into grandmother’s pill box and may have ingested up to one each of lisinopril, prednisone and atorvastatin.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 1-2pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

An ER called regarding two adult patients who presented with bluish tinged skin (cyanosis). They had made their own beef jerky at home and had added 5 times too much sodium nitrate as a preservative. A preschool teacher would like to have someone from IPC to come out and give a poison prevention lecture to … more

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 12pm-1pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

A mom called, she is visiting her friend (who uses e-cigarettes) and found her 2 year old sucking the liquid out of the E-cigarette device. An adult caller was using a Brillo pad to clean a stain on his underwear. As a result of vigorously scrubbing, some of the Brillo cleanser flew into his eye.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 11am-12pm

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | 2 Responses

An elderly man called because a drain opener splashed into his eyes when he poured it into a clogged drain. A 5 year old accidentally super glued his finger in his nose.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 10am-11am

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

An ER called for assistance with an adult male who was pulled unconscious from a tank he had been cleaning at his worksite. A toddler ingested a mouthful of acetone nail polish remover.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 9am-10am

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

A 3 year old child ingested an entire roll of Rolaids. A 23 year old woman is in the ER because she had been using an outdoor pesticide (chlorpyrifos) inside her house repeatedly over the past week. She is experiencing symptoms of dizziness and drowsiness.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 8am-9am

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

A 14 month old child took a bite out of his mother’s deodorant stick. Mom was able to remove most of the material from his mouth but he swallowed some. A 2 year old child ingested an unknown number of gummy vitamins.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 7am-8am

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | Leave a response

An 11 month old child was playing with the tube of diaper cream while his father changed his diaper. He bit into the tube and ingested a mouthful of the cream. EMS called because they are transporting a patient found by his wife; she woke up this morning to find that he was on the … more

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning

Day in the life of a Poison Center: 12am-7am

Published by Carol on March 19, 2015 | 2 Responses

Want to know what it is like to work at a poison center? Ever wonder just what type of calls we receive? All of these calls are typical of the type of calls the IPC gets on any given day.  They are presented in a simulated call timeframe and details have been changed to protect … more

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged overdose, Poison Center, poison center calls, poison exposure, poisoning
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