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Accidents: Accidents | Injuries | First Aid

Poisons: Poisons (General) | Bites and Stings | Environmental Health | Food Poisoning | Household Poisons | Poisonous Plants

Violence: Violence (General) | Child Abuse | Elder Abuse | Domestic Violence | Rape | Stalking | Workplace Violence | Youth Violence

Poisons (General)  

	Help
	1-800-222-1222 (Poison Control Centers Hotline)
	First Aid for Poisoning:American Association of Poison Control Centers
	First-Aid Guide: Poisoning:Mayo Clinic
	Handling a Poison Emergency:American Academy of Pediatrics

	General Information
	Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Poisoning:MedlinePlus

Food Poisoning

(Jump to: General Information | Bacterial | Chemical | Parasitic | Viral )

	General Information
	Foodborne Illnesses:American College of Gastroenterology
	Foodborne Illness:CDC
	Common Foodborne Pathogens:Iowa State University
	The Bad Bug Book (Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook):FDA
	Foodborne Diseases, Emerging:WHO
	Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
	Food Contamination and Poisoning:MedlinePlus

	Bacterial Food Poisoning
	General Information
	Bacteria and Foodborne Illness:NIDDK
	Index to Specific Bacterial Foodborne Infections
	Botulism
	Campylobacter Infection
	E. Coli Infections
	Salmonella Infections
	Shigellosis

	Chemical Food Poisoning
	Chemical Food Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Food Poisoning From Eating Fish:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Marine Toxins:CDC
	See also Environmental Health, Harmful Algae
	See also Poisonous Plants

	Parasitic Food Poisoning (Index)
	Cryptosporidiosis
	Giardiasis
	Toxoplasmosis

	Viral Food Poisoning (Index)
	Hepatitis A
	Norwalk Virus

Household Poisons

	General Information
	Are You Ready? Household Chemical Emergencies:FEMA
	Household Products Database: Health & Safety Information on Household Products:NLM
	Skin Deep: A Safety Assessment of Ingredients in Personal Care Products:Environmental Working Group
	One-Pill Killers:Aetna InteliHealth
	Pill-Proofing Your home:Aetna InteliHealth
	Safe at Home:University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
	Hazardous Materials:University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
	Pets & Poison:University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
	Household Products:MedlinePlus

	Specific Household Poisons
	Acetaminophen Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Aspirin Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Battery Ingestion:eMedicine Consumer Health
	Caustic Substances Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Hydrocarbon Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Insecticide Poisoning:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Iron Poisoning, see Environmental Health, Iron
	Lead Poisoning, see Environmental Health, Lead

Poisonous Plants

	Poisonous Plants:Texas State Department of Health
	Poisonous Plants Informational Database:Cornell University
	Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac Instruction Sheet:Nemours Foundation
	Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac:American Academy of Dermatology
	Poison Ivy:UpToDate Patient Information
	Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac:MedlinePlus
	Mushroom Poisoning:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Mushroom Poisoning in Children:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Mushroom Toxins:FDA

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