Posted: March 20th, 2012 | Tags: experts, Illinois Poison Center, Illlinois, ipc blog, National Poison Prevention Week, teamwork, tylenol | No Comments »
It’s National Poison Prevention Week!!
This week we continue our “Meet the IPC Experts” series with the third installment of our four part series. Our staff of experts answered over 86,000 calls from the general public and healthcare professionals in Illinois last year. In their own words, learn more about their professional background, favorite parts of the job, most interesting cases, and even learn what they enjoy doing outside the poison center. These interviews are interesting sincere, personal and a bit humorous at times! We invite you to get to know your poison center experts… Read more »
Posted: March 13th, 2012 | Tags: chicago, day in the life, experts, Illinois, illinois poison center blog, Illinois Poison Prevention MOnth, ipc blog, National Poison Prevention Week, Poison Center, poison expert | No Comments »
Happy Illinois Poison Prevention Month
This week we continue our “Meet the IPC Experts” series with the second installment of our four part series. Our staff of experts answered over 86,000 calls from the general public and healthcare professionals in Illinois last year. In their own words, learn more about their professional background, favorite parts of the job, most interesting cases, and even learn what they enjoy doing outside the poison center. These interviews are, interesting sincere, personal, and a bit humorous at times! We invite you to get to know your poison center experts… Read more »
Posted: February 28th, 2012 | Tags: 1800-222-1222, children, family, Illinois Poison Center, Illinois Poison Prevention MOnth, ipcblog, National Poison Prevention Week, plants, Poison Center, poisoning | No Comments »
March is Illinois Poison Prevention Month
Say the word “poison” and most people conjure up an image of chemicals in a container marked with a skull and cross-bones, arsenic or even Agent Orange. But these are only a few of the thousands of substances the experts in the call center deal with that involve children and adults of all ages, ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. A majority of the calls involve medication errors, medication/drug reactions; cleaning/beauty care/automotive products, insect/animal bites and stings, plants, food, vitamins/supplements, lead, carbon monoxide and sometimes even regular drinking water, etc. Basically…anything and everything has the potential to be harmful; Read more »
Posted: January 24th, 2012 | Tags: 1800-222-1222, AAPCC, certification, CSPI, Illinois Poison Center, Illinois Poison Prevention MOnth, IPC Staff, National Poison Prevention Week, PIP, poisoning, toxic exposures, toxicology, www.illinoispoisoncenter.org | No Comments »
No, the Illinois Poison Center (IPC) is not a clandestine arm of the CIA, FBI, or KGB. However, it is staffed by a team of well qualified “SPIs” around the clock. So, what exactly is a SPI you ask? Read more »
Posted: March 16th, 2010 | Tags: citronella lamp oil, Illinois Poison Center, National Poison Prevention Week, poison prevention, poisoning | No Comments »
March 14th-20th has been proclaimed National Poison Prevention Week. This is the time of year that all educators for the IPC put forth that extra effort to educate and inform the public of the dangers of unintentional poisonings. I am still amazed each time I attend a public event the number of people who stop to tell me about their brief encounter in using the Poison Center Read more »
Posted: February 16th, 2010 | Tags: Illinois Poison Prevention MOnth, National Poison Prevention Week, poison prevention | 1 Comment »
This year’s slogan says it all: “If you shouldn’t have taken it, eaten it, touched it or let it bite you, call the experts who can help…1.800.222.1222.” Read more »
It’s National Poison Prevention Week!!
