Keeping medicine and poisonous substances out of kids’ reach can be easier said than done. KOLR10 met with one Ozarks mom to hear the story of how her son swallowed poison, and who she turned to.
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Students Create Art to Teach About Poison Prevention
The Missouri Poison Center celebrated the winners of an art contest this week, to mark National Poison Prevention Week. Local students from different grades created posters to describe the lessons they learned about poison dangers in class.
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City Corner: Lead in St. Louis
On City Corner, we address the current status and history of lead contamination in St. Louis, and what’s being done to remedy the situation. With Host Steve Potter is St. Louis Post Dispatch Reporter Blythe Bernhard and Julie A. Weber, Director of the Missouri Poison Center.
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Beware: Halloween face paint allergies & glow stick irritants
Halloween Face Paint Allergies & Glow Stick Irritants Before you start those Halloween festivities, know these to better protect your family. Glow stick liquid is an irritant “This was about 20-25 percent of our calls last Halloween. Starting at 4 p.m. until midnight, we were getting calls about children playing …
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Fall Poison Safety: Y-98 – Phillips and Company
Fall Poison Safety Every 8 seconds someone is in need of a poison center…Could you be next? The Missouri Poison Center is your premier resource for treatment and prevention of poisoning or overdose. Almost anything can be poisonous if used in the wrong way, the wrong amount, or by the …
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Y-98 Talks Poison Every 8 seconds someone is in need of a poison center…Could you be next? The Missouri Poison Center is your premier resource for treatment and prevention of poisoning or overdose. Almost anything can be poisonous if used in the wrong way, the wrong amount, or by the …
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Household Poison Protection
Last year, more than half of all unintentional poisonings in the home occurred by ingesting medications that were not properly stored or disposed of. Here are some household poison protection tips to prevent poisoning incidence by disposing of medications the correct way. Lock up medicines and household products, out …
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