Call IPC For:

• Accidental Pediatric Ingestions: Prescription and over-the-counter medications, cleaning products, cosmetics, automotive fluids, hydrocarbons, plants
• Ambulance Triage: Home observation vs. STAT transport to ED (for first-responders)
• Bites and Stings: Spiders, bees, wasps, centipedes, animals (bats, skunks, raccoons), poisonous or non-poisonous snakes
• Dermal Exposures: Skin contamination with caustics or systemic poisons
• Drug Identification: Tablet or capsule ID via imprint codes (for healthcare and law enforcement personnel only)
• Eye Exposures: Chemical splashes to the eyes occurring at home or work
• Foodborne Illnesses: Bacterial food poisoning, botulism, contaminants
• Foregin Body Ingestions: Swallowed batteries, toys, glass, magnets
• Hazardous Materials: Chemical spills and environmental releases
• Inhalation Exposures: Irritant gases/systemic poisons, such as carbon monoxide
• Mass Casualty Incidents: Nuclear, biological and chemical scenarios
• Medication Errors: Wrong dose, wrong drug, wrong patient, wrong route (for healthcare providers), drug-drug or drug-food interactions (for the public)
• Poison Prevention: Educational materials (iterature, stickers, magnets) and online training
• Recalls: Information on product recalls by regulatory agencies
• Substance Abuse: Illicit abuse of drugs or inhalants for mind alteration
• Suicides: Intentional self-harm attempts using drug or non-drug agents