A wealth of additional information on toxicology and poison prevention can be found by searching the Internet. Just remember that the credibility and scientific accuracy of any web site's content depends entirely upon the creators of the site. Caveat emptor !

REMEMBER: if you suspect that someone has been exposed to a potentially harmful or poisonous substance, the FIRST action you should take is an immediate call to your regional poison control center. All over the United States, the number is 1 (800) 222-1222. When you dial this number, your call is automatically directed to the closest poison center for FAST access to emergency help!

Here are just a few internet sites that offer a variety of information. The Virginia Poison Center does not sponsor, review or certify any of these sites

http://www.vdh.state.va.us/ Virginia Department of Health

http://www.vdh.state.va.us/oems/ Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services

http://www.vahealth.org/civp Center for Injury and Violence Prevention from the Virginia Department of Health.

http://www.vahealth.org/leadsafe Lead poisoning information from the Virginia Department of Health

http://www.odemsa.vaems.org Old Dominion EMS Alliance

www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/brpc Blue Ridge Poison Center in Charlottesville , serves the western half of Virginia

http://www.poison.org National Capitol Poison Center serves the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, including portions of Northern Virginia

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National

http://www.poison.org American Association of Poison Control Centers, with prevention tips and links to hundreds of other toxicology-related sites.

http://www.poisonprevention.org The National Poison Prevention Week Council coordinates the annual observance in the third full week of March

http://www.homesafetycouncil.org The Home Safety Council has good information on prevention of injuries in the home, including poisoning.

http://www.asaging.org American Society on Aging

http://http://npic.orst.org National Pesticide Information Center

http://www.aspca.org The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Animals sponsors the nation's only Animal Poison Control Center .

http://www.inhalants.org Inhalant Abuse Coalition

http://www.fda.gov US Food and Drug Administration

http://www.epa.gov US Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.cpsc.gov US Consumer Product Safety Commission

http://www.cdc.gov Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

www.atsdr.cdc.gov US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

http://www.fsis.usda.gov Food Safety Information from the US Department of Agriculture

http://www.osha.gov Poisoning from workplace exposures is a concern of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

http://http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov Environmental exposures to chemicals found in everyday places: this is the National Library of Medicine's ToxTown site.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/ US Homeland Security Department

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