Episode Summary

Our second episode in the two-part Poison Safety series highlights poison exposure response during National Poison Prevention Week. It focuses on how to react quickly and appropriately when someone is exposed to a poison through swallowing, breathing it in, skin contact, eye contact, or accidental injection. Stories of close calls with carbon monoxide poisoning on farms underscore how dangerous invisible hazards can be in enclosed or poorly ventilated spaces. Tammy Noble of the Iowa Poison Control Center shares practical guidance for responding to poison exposures. The episode also encourages farms to maintain first aid kits stocked for chemical emergencies and to keep the Poison Control number, 1-800-222-1222, readily available.

Episode Resources

First Aid for Poison Exposures (8.5×11 handout), GPCAH

First Aid for Poisoning (11×17 poster), GPCAH

Recommendations: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention, GPCAH

Pesticide Poisoning Symptoms and First Aid, University of Missouri Extension