Story contributed by The Nebraska Regional Poison Center

A word about carbon monoxide poisonings

Each year, carbon monoxide poisoning kills nearly 500 people nationwide and sickens thousands more. According to the Centers for Disease Control, Nebraska has one of the highest percentages of carbon monoxide fatality rates in the United States.

Dec 12, 2008

Calling the poison center can save lives and money

National Poison Prevention Week, which runs March 16-22 this year, helps raise awareness about the dangers of poison exposure.

Mar 19, 2008

Prevention is best treatment for carbon monoxide poisonings

Did you know that a killer could be lurking in your home or car right now? The problem is that this killer can strike without ever being seen, heard or smelled.

Jan 11, 2008

Poison center offers Halloween safety tips

No spells will be cast on young spooks this Halloween with a few sensible tips from the Nebraska Regional Poison Center.

Oct 31, 2007

What’s in your backpack? Lunch box? Sports bag?

More than 50 percent of the calls to the Nebraska Regional Poison Center involve medications. Every year the poison center gets calls from schools and daycare centers about medication being found on floors, in diaper bags or being shared among students.

Aug 16, 2007

The poison center talks ethanol in hand sanitizers

The Nebraska Regional Poison Center has received an increase in calls concerning hand sanitizers and the dangers associated with them. This month an e-mail has been circulating to mothers, teachers and health care providers about a child who ingested a lick of a hand sanitizer after it was applied to the hands and then became intoxicated from the ethanol in the product.

Jun 19, 2007