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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.
IPC Jingle (60 Second)
CHORUS:
One-eight-hundred, two-two-two, one two-two-two.
One-eight-hundred, two-two-two, one two-two-two.
If you think it might be poison
Then the first thing you should do
Call: One-eight-hundred, two-two-two, one-two-two-two.
VERSE:
Poison is the kind of thing you’re not supposed to touch
Old prescriptions, cleaning stuff, or spider bites and such
If you swallowed something bad,
or think you took too much
Call the Poison Control Center Hotline
We’re the people you can trust.
ANNOUNCER:
For poison emergencies or just questions
-- the Poison Control Center Hotline is here 24/7,
with the expert help you need. Free and confidential.
We hope you never need us. But keep our number
by the phone…
CHORUS:
One-eight-hundred, two-two-two, one-two-two-two.
One-eight-hundred, two-two-two, one-two-two-two.
If you think it might be poison
And you don’t know what to do
Call: One-eight-hundred, two-two-two, one-two-two-two.
ANNOUNCER:
A message from your Poison Control Center.
