Poison Safety Do’s and Don’ts from the Missouri Poison Center
Poison Safety Recommendations Household cleaners, medicines, and even laundry soap can be deadly in a child's hands. We've all heard about children getting sick from eating detergent pods that can look like candy. When seconds count, you need to know how to get help fast. The Missouri Poison Center has…
Snake bites in Missouri up sharply in 2015
Snake Bites in Missouri Up in Comparison to 2014 Reports of snake bites in Missouri are up dramatically this spring. A Nixa, Missouri man died after suffering snake bites to both of his legs. Nurses and pharmacists at the Missouri Poison Center at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center are…
The potential dangers behind e-cigarettes
Potential Dangers Behind E-Cigarettes The use of e-cigarettes is way up, especially among teenagers. Now, a new study reveals the potential dangers behind e-cigarettes. The study, based on tens of thousands of responses to federally administered National Youth Tobacco Surveys, found that tobacco use among US middle school (grades 6-8)…
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 of…
Poisonings from Nicotine Liquid in E-cigs on the Rise
Liquid Nicotine Poisonings In the past year, calls into the Missouri Poison Center about liquid nicotine poisonings have more than doubled. It doesn’t take much of the highly concentrated “e-liquid” solution to cause toxic poisoning in small children. Even though many vaping shops only sell the e-liquid solution in containers with child resistant…