What if a Poisoning happens to you?

Keep calm - Don't panic

Call the Poison Control Center right away!

Be aware that some product labels have outdated or incorrect information for how to treat poisonings. Home remedies don't work either.

Look for signs to identify the poison: spills, odors, stains, changes in behavior, empty containers. Bring the bottle or container to the phone with you.

Look in the mouth for tablets, powder, discoloration, cuts, burns, or odors. Rinse out and wipe a child's mouth.

Keep the poisoned child within sight. You will be asked some questions about how the child looks or how he/she is acting. Be prepared to know the child's age, weight, what they swallowed, when, and how much.

Follow the advice from the Poison Control Center!

The Oklahoma Poison Control Center web site is provided free of charge to the public as an informational and educational tool. This web site is NOT intended as a substitute for a consultation with the Oklahoma Poison Control Center. The center is a statewide program operated by The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in cooperation with Children´s Hospital at the OU Medical Center. Our pharmacists and nurses are specially trained poison experts available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Suspected Poisonings Call: 1-800-222-1222

"We note that poison control centers are health care providers for purposes of this rule. We consider the counseling and follow-up consultation provided by poison control centers with individual providers regarding patient outcomes to be treatment. Therefore, poison control centers and other health care providers can share protected health information about the treatment of an individual without a business associate contract."
-Federal Register Vol.65, No. 250: p. 82611 (pdf)