Kentucky Regional Poison Center

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  Services provided by the Kentucky Regional Poison Center

  1. Nationally Certified Center

  2. Services Provided to the general public:

  • Staffed 24 hours/day by poison specialists (licensed nurses trained in clinical toxicology)
  • Board-Certified Physician Toxicologists
  • Immediate information:
    • Emergency Care & Treatment
    • Hazardous Materials
    • Location of Unusual Antidotes
  • Follow-up calls to patients
  • Education programs for parents, children and other interested community groups.
  • Information on drug interactions
  • Expert consultations for more complex poisoning cases
  • Comprehensive computerized information resources

  3. Professional Education – Physicians, Nurses and Pharmacists

  • Expert consultations for more complex poisoning cases
  • Toxicology conferences (CME and CEU offered)
  • Offer CME and CEU via the Internet on this Web site (click on the Professionl Education "button"
  • Participate in on going research studies.

  4. STATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INFORMATION

  • Reports on specific questions available (in accordance with confidentiality policy restrictions of the center)
  • Annual reports on Poisoning in Kentucky

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