These fact sheets focus on poison prevention topics and can be printed for use in waiting rooms or at community and educational events.
- Art Products - Safe Use includes basic information on hazards from some common materials used in art and craft activities. Explains the ACMI label wording found on many art products.
- Baby's First Years describes basic information on poison hazards and potential problems during an infant's first year of life.
- Babysitter: Poison Prevention describes common household poisons that children can be exposed to. It also provides prevention tips and information for babysitters.
- Back to School Poison Prevention for Parents and Educators includes information on back to school safety when it comes to medication, school supplies, hand sanitizer, peanut allergies, and plants.
- Creepers, Crawlers, and Stingers: Guide to Prevention, Bites and Stings reviews insects which are common to the central and eastern Virginia region along with prevention guidelines to prevent bites and stings.
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning describes basic facts regarding where carbon monoxide comes from, early symptoms that can be noted, early treatment advice and poison prevention measures.
- Emergency Preparedness describes chemical and biological release events and the role the Virginia Poison Center has in assisting with emergency response.
- Fall Poison Prevention includes information on medication safety, outdoor plants, tips for a safe Halloween, and Thanksgiving food safety.
- First Aid for Poisoning describes basic first aid measures for skin, eye, ingested and inhaled poisons.
- 4 Steps to Food Safety (FoodSafety.gov) includes basic information on safe ways to clean, separate, cook, and chill food.
- Household Cleaning Products describes commonly used household products and poison risks. Also discusses the purpose of the different types of ingredients and proper disposal of unused household cleaning products.
- Keep Children Safe From Poisons summarizes simple actions to prevent unintentional poisoning in children under 6 years of age.
- Laundry Detergent Pods describes why the style of product packaging is problematic and provides poison prevention recommendations to prevent future exposures to young children.
- Lyme Disease (VDH) frequently asked questions about Lyme disease from the Virginia Department of Health.
- Where and How to Dispose of Unused Medicines (FDA) includes information on drug take back programs and how to dispose of medicines at home.
- Peanut Allergies highlights general information regarding peanut allergies, foods to avoid, symptoms, treatment, and high risk areas to avoid.
- Pepper Spray: Clothing Decontamination gives instructions on handle pepper spray on washable clothing and non-washable clothing.
- Pets and Poisons describes potential toxins in the home that can affect family pets.
- Plant Safety: Prevent Plant Poisoning includes first aid tips and commonly poisonous/not poisonous plants that may be in your yard or inside your home.
- Poisons and Pregnancy describes concerns with exposures from household paints, pesticides, seafood and medications during the course of pregnancy and breast feeding.
- Snake & Snake Bites includes basic information about Virginia snakes, bite prevention, symptoms, and first aid for snake bites.
- Summer Safety Tips includes seasonal poison prevention information.
- Marijuana (Cannabis): What Parents Need to Know includes information about marijuana from the public health perspective. Describes today's marijuana potency, concentrates, childhood poisonings and youth use information.
- En Español- Marihuana (canabis) Incluye informacion sobre la marihuana con un enfoque en la salud publica. Describe la potencia de la marihuana de hoy, los concentrados, envenenamientos en los niños e informacion del uso en los jovenes.
- Vaping (Tips for Parents) includes factual information on e-cigarettes/vaping for parents, guardians or caregivers.
Pamphlets
- Virginia Poison Center - English and Virginia Poison Center - Spanish provide an introduction to the Virginia Poison Center along with poison prevention tips and basic first aid measures for treating poisons.
Discharge Sheet
- The Snakebite Discharge provides Q&A's for released patients of snake bites
- Snakebite Discharge (Spanish)
Newsletter
- The Poison Digest is a quarterly e-newsletter that's packed with poison prevention tips to keep you poison free.