Poison Proofing Your Home (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Poison Proofing Your Home Introduction
- Reasons for Poison Proofing Your Home
- Protect Yourself from Household Chemicals
- Protect Yourself from Poisonings Due to Medications
- Protect Yourself from Poisoning Due to Plants
- Special Tips for Homes With Very Young Children
- What to Do When a Poisoning Occurs
- Treatment in the Emergency Department
- What Is the Poison Control Center?
- For More Information
- Synonyms and Keywords
- References
- Authors and Editors
Authors and Editors
Author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Editor: William C. Shiel, Jr, FACP,
FACR
Previous contributing authors and editors:
Author: Michelle S Nathan, MD, Program Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine.
Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Anthony Anker, MD, FAAEM, Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, VA.
Last Editorial Review: 4/3/2009
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