{"id":13985,"date":"2022-03-21T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/?p=13985"},"modified":"2022-03-21T11:01:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:01:19","slug":"national-poison-prevention-week-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/2022\/03\/21\/national-poison-prevention-week-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"National Poison Prevention Week 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13986 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/03\/18719-2022-AAPCC-NPPW-Poster-2-Many-Posions-One-Number-02ajt-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/03\/18719-2022-AAPCC-NPPW-Poster-2-Many-Posions-One-Number-02ajt-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/03\/18719-2022-AAPCC-NPPW-Poster-2-Many-Posions-One-Number-02ajt-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/03\/18719-2022-AAPCC-NPPW-Poster-2-Many-Posions-One-Number-02ajt-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/03\/18719-2022-AAPCC-NPPW-Poster-2-Many-Posions-One-Number-02ajt-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/03\/18719-2022-AAPCC-NPPW-Poster-2-Many-Posions-One-Number-02ajt-2048x1325.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week is National Poison Prevention Week. People of all ages are at risk of poisoning, from things as varied as insect stings, medication overdoses, eating or touching poisonous plants, accidental exposure to household cleaners, or recreational drugs. If you or a loved one may have been poisoned, you can call 1-800-222-1222 to reach local Poison Center staff for advice. Poison Center staff are experts in poisoning, and can help you determine whether you should seek medical help.\u00a0 Add the National Poison Centers hotline to your contacts list to be able to rapidly contact poison experts no matter where you are in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week is National Poison Prevention Week. People of all ages are at risk of poisoning, from things as varied as insect stings, medication overdoses, eating or touching poisonous plants, accidental exposure to household cleaners, or recreational drugs. 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