In an Emergency
1. Call the Poison Center Hotline (1-800-222-1222) if you or another person have been poisoned, or think you have been exposed to something that might cause an unwanted and/or unexpected reaction.
2. Remain calm - the majority of poison emergencies can be resolved quickly; over the phone
3. Call 9-1-1 if the person is unconscious or has difficulty breathing.
Poison Prevention Educators: Don't forget to order free education materials for your Illinois Poison Prevention Month events in March! Deadline for priority mailing is Feb. 10! Order now!
Resource Library
Feb 23, 2012
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For your convenience, all resources can be found using the rolodex below, or by entering a specific subject in the search box, located at the top right corner of this page.
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Acetaminophen - Recent Reformulation of Infant Acetaminophen ProductsAlcohol Abuse - Get the Facts! Alphaviruses - Fact Sheet Ammonia - Fact Sheet Anthrax - Fact Sheet At-home activities for parents and caregivers (AtHomeActivites.pdf - 32.17 KB)C
Calling the IPC: Why and When (Call the poison center for 8 x 11.pdf - 95.92 KB)Carbon Monoxide - English Carbon Monoxide Flyer (COFlyerEnglish.pdf - 113.30 KB)Carbon Monoxide - Vietnamese Carbon Monoxide Flyer (COFlyerVietnamese.pdf - 274.32 KB)Carbon Monoxide Facts Carbon Monoxide Law (Carbon Monoxide Law.pdf - 83.40 KB)Caregiver's Guide to Poison PreventionChemicals - Dangers of Chemicals (ChemicalHandout.pdf - 56.21 KB)Ciprofloxacin- Making Liquid Ciprofloxacin (Cipro_Brochure2007.pdf - 158.08 KB)Clostridium Preferingens Toxins Fact Sheet (CPTs.pdf - 63.83 KB)Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb Fact Sheet (CFL.pdf - 46.69 KB)Creole Carbon Monoxide Flyer (COFlyerCreole.pdf - 111.30 KB)D
DEET- Tips for Using DEET (DEETTips2004.pdf - 23.42 KB)Doxycycline - Making Liquid Doxycycline (Doxy_Brochure2007.pdf - 189.14 KB)F
Fall Poison Prevention Tips (FallBrochure.pdf - 104.85 KB)First Aid and Treatment Recommendations (First Aid and Treatment Recommendations.pdf - 85.09 KB)Flu- Stay at Home Flu Toolkit (stayathomeflutoolkit.pdf - 2.19 MB)H
Halloween Safety (Halloween.pdf - 38.17 KB)Hazardous Handbag (hazardoushandbag.pdf - 2.68 MB)Hazardous Household Waste Collection (Hazardous Waste Collection.pdf - 86.02 KB)Hemorrhagic- Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Fact Sheet (Fever.pdf - 58.98 KB)Highly Toxic Tree and Shrub Guide (Highly Toxic Trees and Shrubs.pdf - 74.40 KB)Holiday Poison Hazards (Holiday.pdf - 18.48 KB)Home and Garage Safety Tips (HomeandGaragesafety.pdf - 74.18 KB)Home Poison Safety Checklist (HomeChecklist.pdf - 49.66 KB)Home Repair and Lead SafetyHome Safety Tips Household Cleaners - Alternatives to common household cleaners (AltCleaners.pdf - 47.29 KB)Household Product Safety (Household Products.pdf - 77.66 KB)Hydrogen Cyanide Fact Sheet (HC.pdf - 65.75 KB)Hydrogen Fluoride Fact Sheet (HF.pdf - 66.27 KB)I
Inhalant Abuse Fact Sheet (InhalantAbuse.pdf - 86.14 KB)IPC Celebrates 50 Years! (50thAnniversary.pdf - 74.75 KB)L
Lead Contaminated Soil - Tips for Testing Your Yard and Garden Lead Poisoning - Protecting Your Children M
Medicine Abuse- Your Guide to Cough Medicine Abuse Prevention (DXMabuse.pdf - 95.18 KB)Medicine Disposal Guidelines (IPC 2007 medicine disposal.pdf - 44.47 KB)Medicine Safety Tips (Medicine Safety Tips.pdf - 79.71 KB)Methyl Bromide - Fact Sheet Methyl Isocyanate - Fact Sheet Mr. Yuk Stickers MushroomsP
Phosgene - Fact Sheet Plague- Fact Sheet Plants - Highly Toxic Garden Plant Guide (Highly Toxic Garden Plants.pdf - 74.66 KB)Plants - Mildly and Moderately Toxic List Poison Prevention at Home (HomeSafety.pdf - 87.75 KB)R
Radiation - Fact Sheet Radon Fact Sheet (radonfactsheet1.pdf - 159.36 KB)Recycling Household Products and Electronics (RecyclingHP.pdf - 60.63 KB)Ricin- Fact Sheet S
Smallpox-Fact Sheet Spring Cleaning Tips Spring Poison Prevention Tips Brochure (SpringBrochure.pdf - 101.00 KB)Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B - Fact Sheet Summer Poison Prevention Tip Brochure (SummerBrochure.pdf - 119.23 KB)Summer Poison Safety Suspicious Packages - How to Recognize and Handle T
Tamiflu- Making Liquid Tamiflu (tamifluFlyerWord-2009.pdf - 284.15 KB)Trichothecene Mycotoxin - Fact Sheet Tularemia - Fact Sheet 
