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🚫Keep nicotine pouches away from kids. Accidental exposures are rising, especially among children under 5. Even touching or swallowing a pouch can cause dangerous nicotine poisoning. Store products up high, out of sight, and in original containers. #PoisonHelp 1-800-222-1222
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Are the mosquitoes bugging you❓🦟 Read the safety tips when using insect repellent. For questions or exposures call ☎️1-800-222-1222 ☎️for free, confidential, expert advice 24/7/365. #poisonprevention #repellent #mosquitoes
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Stay informed and prepared this hurricane season by saving the #Poison Help line ☎in your phone: 1-800- 222-1222. We can assist with medication mistakes 💊, carbon monoxide (CO) exposures🚨, bites 🐍, stings 🐝, spoiled food ☎, and other storm-related poisonings.
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🍄WILD #MUSHROOM WARNING 🍄
⏰Reminder: treat all wild mushrooms as #poisonous.
🐾 Keep an eye on your #children and #pets outdoors.
📲If they eat any part of an unidentified wild mushroom, call #Poison Help # 1-800-222-1222.
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🔥 Heat Medications = Danger 🔥
Extreme heat can damage your medications, making them less effective or even harmful. 🚗 Leaving medications in a hot car, even briefly, can cause chemical breakdowns and reduce their effectiveness.
#Poison Help 1-800-222-1222
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🌊☀️ POOL CHEMICAL SAFETY☀️🌊
🧤 Always wear gloves/eye protection
🔒 Store away from kids & pets
🚫 NEVER mix chemicals—this can release toxic gas
🌬️ Use in well-ventilated areas
📋 Follow all label instructions carefully
📱 Poison Help: 1-800-222-1222
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🛥️Even at slow speeds, while idling, or stopped, carbon monoxide (CO) can remain in or around your boat in dangerous levels. You cannot see, smell, or taste CO, but if you smell exhaust fumes, CO is present.
For questions about CO safety, call us at 1-800-222-1222, 24/7.
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Kids love to mimic what adults do... including using products that might be harmful (cleaning products, makeup, nail polish, etc.) 💅 We get lots of calls about kids taking parents' medicines 💊 Keep locked up and away.🔒#Poison Help 1-800-222-1222.
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Mosquitos Bugging You
⚠️ Misuse of repellents can lead to poisoning.
🧒Spray repellent into hands, then apply to child’s face.
🧴Avoid combination sunscreen/insect repellents.
🚫No DEET for children⬇️2 months old.
🧼Wash off when back inside.
☎️#Poison Help 1-800-222-1222.
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#Cook Out Safety
🍎 Wash fruits & vegetables thoroughly
🥩 Cook meats to safe temperature & check with a thermometer
🤲 Wash your hands before preparing food
📱Questions: 1-800-222-1222
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💦Pool chemicals can make you sick. They can be harmful to your eyes, mouth or lungs. If you have any questions or exposures, call the Poison Help line immediately at
📲1-800-222-1222☎️ for free, confidential expert advice, 24/7💦
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🛥️BOAT SAFELY: Did you know carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can cause drowning? Prevent deadly incidents by shutting off engines when swimmers are near the back deck or swim platform of your boat. For more tips, visit USCGboating.org. Questions: 1-800-222-1222.
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#Sunscreen in your child’s eyes or mouth, don't panic, 📲 #Poison Help 1-800-222-1222.
🌞Follow all directions.
🌞Kids shouldn't apply product themselves
🌞Keep product out of sight/reach
🌞Using spray sunscreen? Spray on palms then rub onto face.
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It’s hot out there!!!
Why it matters:
#DYK💊Some medications contain ingredients that can lead to sunburn-like symptoms. What to do:
🥤Stay hydrated.
🌞Limit time in the summer heat.
🔎Read all instructions with medications.
📲Questions, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222.
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#RECALL: Alfredo sauce products due to possible Salmonella contamination. Salmonella can cause fever, diarrhea, stomach cramps, and severe illness in young children, older adults and those with weakened immune systems.
☎️#PoisonHelp: 1-800-222-1222
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⚠️ Babies and toddlers explore the world with their hands and almost everything they find ends up in their mouths. Drugs, medications, nicotine products and other toxic substances must be kept locked up and away.
☎️#PoisonHelp: 1-800-222-1222
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🌊⚠️A "tsunami" of seaweed on Florida beaches is more than a nuisance. Sargassum can harbor jellyfish larvae that cause painful rashes, attract stingrays and release gases that may irritate the eyes, nose and lungs.
☎️#PoisonHelp: 1-800-222-1222
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Calls to poison centers involving Benadryl are increasing amid renewed concerns about a dangerous social media challenge. High doses can cause seizures, dangerous heart rhythms, coma, and death. Talk to your teens.
☎️ #PoisonHelp: 1-800-222-1222
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🏡 The finishing touches are being put on Safety Town St. Johns County! One of the final preparations: poison prevention training for the teen camp counselors who will help keep young campers safe next week. ☎️ #PoisonHelp 1-800-222-1222.
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🌎 Public health communication isn't one-size-fits-all. We're honored to be included in another Spanish-language news report as we work to ensure poison prevention and overdose awareness reach every community we serve.
#PoisonHelp 1-800-222-1222.
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