The Ontario Poison Centre is available to help you over the phone 24 hours a day, every day of the year. We can help you with poison emergencies and with questions about poisoning.
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Poisons can be found in many homes. You may not be aware of the possible dangers that some of these products may pose. This section has information on how to keep your family safe.
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Poisonous substances can be found in a variety of places. They can easily be found in and around your home, at work, in public places – places that you would least expect.
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Health-Care Professionals
The Ontario Poison Centre provides toxicology consultation to health-care professionals regarding the care of the poisoned patient. Our toxicology experts will collaborate with other health-care professionals to advocate for optimal, current and evidence-based care of the poisoned patient. If you have a patient with a poison exposure, call us and we can help you with information on poison management.
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Education is an important part of what we do at the Ontario Poison Centre. This education may focus on toxicology, poison prevention and general awareness of poison centre services. This education is accomplished through a variety of methods including: teaching at the poison centre or on-location, printed materials, and distance education technology.
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Expert poison advice is available to all of Ontario, 24 hours a day. The Ontario Poison Centre (OPC) is operated and supported by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. In collaboration with Montfort Hospital, the OPC also operates a bilingual satellite site in Ottawa.
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The Ontario Poison Centre (OPC) publishes and sends out materials to its community partners to raise awareness of poison centre services and to educate the public regarding poison prevention. If you are interested in obtaining poison prevention materials, please email us at poison.information@sickkids.ca. Members of the community are also welcome to print these resources themselves. However, as these documents are property of OPC, they are not to be altered or customized in any way.
Resources available include:
Poison Prevention Information
First Aid (pdf): English - French
Over the Counter Medication Safety (pdf): English - French
Plant Safety (pdf): English - French
Poison Proof Your Home (pdf): English - French
Opioid Resuscitation Recommendations (For Hospital and Pre-hospital care) (pdf): English
Opioid Resuscitation Recommendations (For General Public) (pdf): English
Posters and Infographics
Pills or Candy Poster (pdf): English - French
Adult Poisonings (pdf): English - French
Childhood Poisonings (pdf): English - French
Top Poison Substances - Children under six years (pdf): English - French
Did you know? - Facts about OPC (pdf): English - French
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To order these resources or speak with someone regarding other available resources, contact us at poison.information@sickkids.ca
1 800 268 9017 (Toll-free)
416 813 5900 (Toronto)
The Ontario Poison Centre (OPC) is operated and supported by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.
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