1. By Kristin Hoffpauer, Courtney MacCallum, Sarah Plante, Sammi Pedigo

2. Danger Rangers Video  http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=YjOMYqw w9VQ http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=YjOMYqw w9VQ

3. Definition  Any substance that is harmful to the body when ingested, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through the skin.  Any substance can be poisonous is enough is taken

4. Teaching  The American Association of Poison Control Centers recommends teaching students that poisonings can occur by: Eating (Pills they mistake for candy) Drinking (Bleach) Touching (Cyanide) Inhaling (Ammonia)

5. Statistics  United States 45% of poison exposures involved children younger than six, but the most serious cases occurred in adolescents and adults 56% of poison exposures involved medications; other exposures were to household or automotive products, plants, mushrooms, pesticides, animal bites, and stings.

6. Poison Control Hotline  Poison Control does not report callers.  They encourage everyone to call without the fear of getting in trouble.  Poison Control Hotline: 1-800-222-1222

7. Statistics http://www.poison.org/stats/

8. Statistics http://www.poison.org/stats/

9. Resources  National Capital Poison Center: www.poison.org/ www.poison.org/  Poison Help: www.aapcc.orgwww.aapcc.org  Pills vs. Candy: www.pillsvscandy.orgwww.pillsvscandy.org  Poison Prevention Game: http://www.safekids.org/safety- basics/safety-spotlight/poison- prevention-week/poison-prevention- game.html http://www.safekids.org/safety- basics/safety-spotlight/poison- prevention-week/poison-prevention- game.html