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Hospital has been actively involved with poison
education since 1980 when it became the eighth
satellite for the St. Louis Regional Poison Center
at Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital for Children
in St. Louis.
Roughly 85 percent of all poisonings can be treated
at home with advice from the professionals at
the Poison Center.
That means that only about 15 percent of the
calls received from this area are then referred
to Southeast's Emergency Department for treatment. |
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To Use the Poison Center Hotline
1. Dial 1-800-222-1222. This
National Toll-Free Poison Hotline connects you
to the state center where you are located. This
number is monitored 24 hours a day.
2. Tell the nurse or pharmacist on duty what type
of poisoning has occurred.
3. If there is anything you can do to help immediately,
the nurse or pharmacist on call will give you
instructions. If the poisoning is serious enough
to warrant medical attention, you will be instructed
to take the patient to the Emergency Department
at Southeast Missouri Hospital.
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