THE NATIONAL CAPITAL POISON CENTER
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Mission Statement
The National Capital Poison Center’s mission is to prevent poisonings, limit poisoning injury, and save lives by providing free, expert, and confidential guidance online or by phone, public poisoning prevention education, and training for future healthcare professionals.
About This Cause
Staffed and overseen by certified medical toxicologist physicians, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit National Capital Poison Center (NCPC; poison.org; a.k.a. “Poison Control”) prevents poisonings, saves lives, and limits poisoning injury by providing expert guidance online or via the webPOISONCONTROL app or by phone at 1-800-222-1222. Whether it’s a poisoning emergency or a simple question, help from Poison Control is free, confidential, and available 24/7. In addition, NCPC provides public poisoning prevention education, hazard detection and elimination through epidemiological poisoning surveillance, professional education in state-of-the-art treatment of poisonings, and health care cost-containment. Our goal is to help as many people as possible through: 1. Education (Primary Prevention): • Public: poison.org content, prevention materials, and social media • Medical: we train pharmacy and medical students, fellows, residents, and others 2. Triage (Secondary Prevention): • Via our call center, which answers questions and provides triage and first aid advice for possible poisonings • Via webPOISONCONTROL, our online triage tool 3. Optimal Treatment for Poisoned Patients (Tertiary Prevention): • Our staff works with healthcare providers to optimize patient care and ensure the best possible outcomes for poisoned patients • Providing professional development opportunities to our staff Poison Control is not a government agency. NCPC relies on generous contributions from the community to continue to provide free, 24/7, expert service to anyone who calls or goes online for help or information.