Poisoning prevention

Under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970, any product that, if consumed by a child, could result in harm to the child must be packaged using components difficult for a child to open. This is referred to as child-resistant packaging. 

Poison Prevention and Education 600 Highland Ave., Rm. F6/133 Madison, WI 53792 Emergency Phone (800) 222-1222 Area sensed Western Wisconsin. 

Dreisbach RH, Robertson WO, eds. 1987. Handbook of poisoning prevention, diagnosis treatment. 12th ed. Norwalk, CT Appleton Lange, 108-109. 

In 1970 the Poison Prevention Packaging Act was passed. It provides for packaging designed and constructed to be difficult for young children to open within a reasonable time and that is not difficult for adults to use properly. Establishing child-resistance effectiveness in a flexible unitized package is considerably more complex and, in certain circumstances, more difficult than doing so with a child-resistant cap on a bottle [21]. 

EPA has developed standards for lead paint hazards, lead in dust, and lead in soil. To educate parents, homeowners, and tenants about lead hazards, lead poisoning prevention in the home, and the lead abatement process, EPA has published several general information pamphlets. Copies of these pamphlets can be obtained from the National Lead Information Center or from various Internet sites, including http //www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead. 

Adverse effects on the thyroid have not been observed in children, however. In a study of inner-city children, linear regression analysis revealed that there was no association between PbB levels and either thyroxin or free thyroxin (Siegel et al. 1989). Similar findings were reported by Huseman et al. (1992) in a group of 12 children from the Omaha Lead and Poison Prevention Program with PbB levels in the range of 41 to 72 pg/dL. Siegel et al. (1989) offered four possible explanations to account for this apparent... 

EPA OPPTS Lead-based Paint Poisoning Prevention... 

CA California Department of Health Services Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 25 ... 

Ml Michigan Department of Community Health, Childhood lead Poisoning Prevention Project All Levels... 

CDC. 1990. Minutes of childhood lead poisoning prevention ad hoc committee, November 1 and 2, 1990. Atlanta, GA U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control. 

EPA. 1998e. Lead-based paint poisoning prevention in certain residential structures. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Code of Federal Regulations. 440 CFR 745. 

True, Bey-Lorraine, and Robert H. Dreisbach. Dreisbach s Handbook of Poisoning Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment. 13th Edn. London, England The Parthenon Publishing Group, 2002. 

The phone number can be used for a poison emergency or questions about poisons and poison prevention. 

US Agency for Toxic Substance Disease Registry (ATSDR). Online. Available HTTP (accessed 4 April 2003). Toxicology Profile Series - Lead - The Lead Poisoning Prevention Outreach Program funded by the Environmental Health Center (EHC). 

II.c. Local Efforts on Poisoning Prevention -Role of Poison Control and Information Services/Centres... 

Over 1 million cases of acute poisoning occur in the USA each year, although only a small number are fatal. Most deaths are due to intentional suicidal overdose by an adolescent or adult. Childhood deaths due to accidental ingestion of a drug or toxic household product have been markedly reduced in the last 30 years as a result of safety packaging and effective poisoning prevention education. 

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