🌀The National Hurricane Center says two tropical systems may develop this week. Poisonings are one of the leading causes of storm related deaths. Prepare now! 💻https://t.co/lOuNooa5oS
Carbon monoxide, animal bites and stings, plants, mushrooms, pesticides. Many poisonings can happen to anyone. That’s why we’re here for everyone. #NPPW22
March 1 means it is the launch of our #WeatherReady Spring Safety Campaign. Our theme is "helping others."
📌Family members
📌Other loved ones
📌Neighbors
📌Those w/ special needs
📌The elderly
📌Low mobility
📌Socially isolated
📌Even those who may at first resist any help.
Disasters and Emergencies
The first of its kind, this handbook provides unbiased and timely information to guide pharmacy professionals, educators, leaders, and policy makers to plan for emergencies and disasters.
You can get fast, accurate treatment advice for a poisoning over the phone — so why rush to a busy ER or urgent care? Call us at 1-800-222-1222 for any poisoning, medication mistake, bite or sting. 85% of cases can be safely handled w/o a hospital visit. #ToxTuesday
@medic2pharmd JCPP was established in 1977 and serves as a forum on matters of common interest and concern to national organizations of pharmacy practitioners and invited liaison members. https://t.co/LaHkAeDQXw
My husband is the medical director for the Central Texas Poison Control Center & is on call 24/7/365. In the past 4 days, 100% of his calls have been for carbon monoxide. Layer blankets. Wear 6 pairs of sweats. But please don’t bring fire pits or grills inside or burn furniture.
Dr. Wendy Stephan with the @floridapoison, shares with @WPLGLocal10 how calls to the poison control hotline have been rising since the beginning of the pandemic. She explains how people continue to ask for recommendations and are considering internal use.
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Poison control centers know about panic. As people are increasingly frightened of #COVID19, they may do odd or extreme things. Now is not the time to overreact by misusing chemicals. Call 1-800-222-1222 for a possible poisoning. #ToxTuesday
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Naloxone can mean the difference between life and death. That’s why I issued an advisory calling on everyone to carry this overdose reversal drug. Thank you @cdcgov for hosting an important discussion about #naloxone. Learn more: https://t.co/SJKh6VTv8I
Gator Pharmacists not only won the 🥇, 🥈 & 🥉 place prizes in the Patient Counseling Competition, but also won the Team Clinical Skills Competition 🏅 at @PARSCR2019. These Gators got up and went.