Educational Material
The West Virginia Poison Center operates as a non-profit agency. For most of our items, you can receive 1 of each free of charge. We regret, however, that we cannot supply larger quantities for free. In addition, we can only send out items to West Virginia residents. All charges allow us to continue to provide poison prevention educational materials and programs to children and adults in West Virginia. To assure continued stocking of educational materials, your support in the form of ordering is requested. To order, please use the order form here!
Children
| The West Virginia Poison Center "Jingle" |
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The West Virginia Poison Center Jingle!
To save to your PC, right click on the "Download" link to the right and choose "Save Target As..." |
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Mr. Yuk Stickers
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4 sheets |
$ 1.00 (Minimum order) |
| 5-499 sheets |
.20/sheet |
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.10/sheet |
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Teach your kids that Mr. Yuk Means NO! Place Mr. Yuk on all potentially harmful substances around the home or where children may venture. There are 12 Mr. Yuks per sheet with the West Virginia Poison Center's toll free number on each sticker. will send you 1 sheet for free.
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West Virginia Poison Center Telephone Number Stickers
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First 3 Stickers |
Free |
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.10/each |
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West Virginia Poison Center Telephone stickers. Don't fumble for numbers in an emergency. Not just for telephones! Place these stickers on first aid boxes or emergency lists. We will send you 3 stickers for free. Additional stickers are available at 10 cents each. Each strip contains 3 peel and stick stickers with the phone number for the WVPC.
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What About Plants Pamphlet
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Household plants have become one of the nation's leading causes of ingestions in children. The following lists are toxic and non-toxic plants. Since we cannot accurately identify your plants from a telephone description, it is important that you know the names of all the plants in your home and yard. If you do not know the name of a plant, you should have it identified by the nearest landscape or gardening center in your area. |
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Your Poison Center Pamphlet
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For life-saving treatment advice about any kind of poison, call 1-800-222-1222. A specially trained nurse, pharmacist or doctor at your poison center will help. All services are free and confidential. Poison center services are available for people with hearing problems and for non-English
speakers. When health care providers need information about treating poisonings, they also call their local poison center. |
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Adolescents
Read these descriptive pamphlets and be informed on a variety of subjects. We will send 1 copy of each for free, prices for additional copies are listed below:
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Poisonous Snakes of West Virginia Pamphlet
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Approximately 25% of all venomous snake bites do not result in envenomation. This means that the snake may bite, but not inject any venom. |
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Bites & Stings Pamphlet
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Bites and stings usually occur during the warmer months, when the weather beckons most of us outdoors and increases our exposure to bees, spiders, and caterpillars. These insects use poisonous venom as a means to
capture prey or to defend themselves or nesting areas. The West Virginia Poison Center is available 24 hours a day to help you if a bite or sting occurs. |
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Energy Enhancer
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Caffeine is a stimulating drug that is used to increase energy, enhance mood, and delay sleep. It is a drug found in a number of foods including: |
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Inhalant Abuse
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It can kill suddenly, and it can kill those who sniff for the first time. Every year, young people in this country die of inhalant abuse . Hundreds also suffer severe consequences, including permanent
brain damage, loss of muscle control, and destruction of the heart, blood, kidney, liver, and bone marrow. |
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What parents should know about Jimson Weed
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Jimson weed is also known as: Datura Stramonium, thornapple, stinkweed, Jamestown-weed, Stramonium, Datura, Devil's Apple, Devil's Trumpet, Apple of Peru, Mad Apple, and Tolache |
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Adults
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West Virginia Poison Center Telephone Number Stickers
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First 3 Stickers |
Free |
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.10/each |
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West Virginia Poison Center Telephone stickers. Don't fumble for numbers in an emergency. Not just for telephones! Place these stickers on first aid boxes or emergency lists. We will send you 3 stickers for free. Additional stickers are available at 10 cents each. Each strip contains 3 peel and stick stickers with the phone number for the WVPC.
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Poisonous Snakes of West Virginia Pamphlet
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Approximately 25% of all venomous snake bites do not result in envenomation. This means that the snake may bite, but not inject any venom. |
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Bites & Stings Pamphlet
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Bites and stings usually occur during the warmer months, when the weather beckons most of us outdoors and increases our exposure to bees, spiders, and caterpillars. These insects use poisonous venom as a means to
capture prey or to defend themselves or nesting areas. The West Virginia Poison Center is available 24 hours a day to help you if a bite or sting occurs. |
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Energy Enhancer
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Caffeine is a stimulating drug that is used to increase energy, enhance mood, and delay sleep. It is a drug found in a number of foods including: |
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Hobbies & Lead Poisoning
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Hobbies and what you should know to keep your family safe from the dangers of lead poisoning. |
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Carbon Monoxide
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Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of accidential poisoning deaths in America.
This is an updated version of a brochure originally produced through a collaboration between the West Virginia Poison Center and the West Virginia University Center for Rural Emergency Medicine (WVU-CREM). The CREM has since been subsumed under the WVU Injury Control Research Center (ICRC) (www.hsc.wvu.edu/icrc), which has kindly supported our use of some of the original content in the current version. The WVU-ICRC is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to advance the science and practice of injury prevention and control through research, education, outreach and service." |
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Seniors
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Poison Prevention for the Older Adult
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More than 14% of all deaths reported to Poison Centers each year are in persons over 60 years of age. More than 35% of these reported deaths are from unintentional exposures to medications or household chemicals. Over 30% of hospital admissions of the elderly are because of problems related to medication. Over 62% of all adverse medication reactions are potentially preventable . . |
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Medicine and You for Older Adults
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As you get older you may be faced with more health conditions that you need to treat on a regular basis. lt is important to be aware that more use of medicines and normal body changes caused by aging can increase the chance of unwanted or maybe even harmful drug interactions. The more you know about your medicines and the more you talk with your health. care pJofessionals, the easier it is to avoid problems with medicines. |
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Caring Older Generation Pamphlet
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How Can You Prevent Poisonings? Store all cleaners and chemicals in the containers they came in. Never put cleaners or chemicals in food containers. Install a carbon monoxide (CO) monitor to keep your home safe. Never treat your pet with medicines that are intended for humans without talking to your veterinarian. |
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Pets & Poisons
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Dogs, cats, and other animals are curious, a natural behavior that places your pets at risk of being poisoned. Many things in your home may be poisonous to your pets. You can help keep your pets safe by storing and using poisons safely. |
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Letter To Grandparents
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Do you use any prescription, or over-the-counter medicines? Did you know that one third of the poisonings reported among children under age six are from prescription drugs commonly used by older adults (high blood pressure pills, heart medicines, etc?) In fact many childhood poisoning deaths result from eating a grandparent’s medications. This happens at both the child’s home and the grandparent’s home. |
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Pets
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Pets & Poisons
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Dogs, cats, and other animals are curious, a natural behavior that places your pets at risk of being poisoned. Many things in your home may be poisonous to your pets. You can help keep your pets safe by storing and using poisons safely. |
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Need A Speaker?
The WVPC also has a Community Outreach Coordinator who would be happy to help. The Community Outreach Coordinator travels throughout West Virginia. The coordinator delivers speeches and presentations to a wide range of age groups concerning a variety of poisoning topics to meet your needs. The presentations are informative as well as entertaining as displays, puppets and household products are used as props to get this very important message across. Health fair participation gives the public an opportunity to ask questions about the display, props and brochures as well as concerns about poison prevention.
The Coordinator covers the whole state of West Virginia. A minimum of 3 weeks notice is suggested. Dates are scheduled on a "first come, first serve" basis. If you would like to schedule or talk to the coordinator concerning your group or organization, please contact the Coordinator, Carissa McBurney.
Since it is impossible for one person to educate the entire state about poison prevention, the WVPC is developing a network of volunteers to assist the Coordinator in delivering the poison prevention message. Your assistance would be appreciated. These "Poisonteers" will assist the Coordinator by delivering presentations and attending health fairs in their community. The WVPC will provide materials and support to these volunteers. If you are interested in learning more about our "Poisonteer" program please contact the Community Outreach Coordinator, at (304) 347-1379.
*The Quills Up! materials are copyrighted by the American Association of Poison Control Centers and may be used, without edits/modifications, for poison prevention education.
This program was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number U50/CCU317503-03 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.