Questions about calling the poison center
It presents some questions that the caller must be ready to answer, in a poisoning case, when calling the poison center.
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Resource added in:
23/07/1999
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Toxicology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Poisoning/diagnosis
Act fast if a poisoning happens
It presents useful first aid measures to be taken in poisoning cases.
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Resource added in:
23/07/1999
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Toxicology, Poisoning/prevention & control, First Aid, Emergencies
Household poisons: the yukkiest poisons
It presents a list of household items that may be hazardous or, even, poisonous.
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Resource added in:
23/07/1999
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Toxicology, Toxic Substances, Hazardous Substances, Poisoning/prevention & control
Remember....
It presents some useful tips to prevent pet poisoning, and a first aid measure to be taken if the pet was poisoned.
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Resource added in:
23/07/1999
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Toxicology, Poisoning/prevention & control, Animals, Domestic, First Aid
Browse EPA Topics
This page organizes topics organized into broad categories, like a book's table of contents. You can also find topics in alphabetical order, like a book's index.
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Resource added in:
20/07/1999
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Environmental Health, Toxicology, Accident Prevention, Poisoning/prevention & control, Chemical Compound Exposure, 22747/legislation & jurisprudence, Chemical Contamination, Chemical Pollutants, Environmental Pollutants, Emergências em calamidades/legislação & jurisprudência, Planejamento em emergências/legislação & jurisprudência
Worker Protection Standard - WPS Part 170: pesticide applicator and worker safety.
WPS is intended to reduce the risk of pesticide poisonings and injuries among agricultural workers who are exposed to pesticide residues, and the risk of pesticide poisonings and injuries among pestic...
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20/07/1999
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Toxicology, Pesticides/poisoning, Pesticide Exposure, Poisoning/prevention & control, Protective Devices, Occupational Risks/legislation & jurisprudence, Rural Workers/legislation & jurisprudence, Legislation, Reference Standards, Saúde ocupational
Consumer Labeling Initiative - CLI.
CLI is a voluntary, cooperative effort to foster pollution prevention, empower consumer choice, and improve understanding by presenting clear,consistent, and useful safe use, environmental, and health...
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20/07/1999
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Toxicology, Pesticides, Pesticide Utilization, Product Labeling, Poisoning/prevention & control, olentrolentrolentrolentrolentrolentrole
Read the label first.
EPA has created a label with pop-up text thatexplains the basic statements found on pesticideproduct labels. As you pass your mouse pointer over the different parts of the label a window will open and...
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20/07/1999
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Toxicology, Pesticides, Pesticide Utilization, Product Labeling, Poisoning/prevention & control
Ten tips to protect children from pesticide and lead poisonings
It presents ten useful tips to prevent pesticide and lead poisonings at home. A version in Spanish is available.
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Resource added in:
19/07/1999
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English, Spanish
Toxicology, Poisoning/prevention & control, Pesticides/poisoning, Lead Poisoning, Accident Prevention, Child, Humano
Citizen's guide to pest control and pesticide safety
This booklet is intented to help answer questions like "How pests can be controled safely?" and "When and how should pesticides be used?", and to help people understand: - what steps to take to contro...
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Resource added in:
19/07/1999
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Toxicology, Pesticides/poisoning, Pesticide Exposure, Pest Control/methods, Poisoning/prevention & control, First Aid, Pesticide Utilization, EPA 730-K-95-001