Maryland Poison Center -
- Parent agency
- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy
- Street address
- 220 Arch Street
Office Level 01
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1180
- Phone number
- 800-222-1222
- Fax number
- 410-706-7184
- Office hours
- 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Contact 1
- Dr. James Leonard
Director, Clinical Services
410-706-7604 - voice
- Purpose
- To provide emergency prevention, triage and treatment information by telephone for all types of poisoning or overdose cases including children with accidental exposures, drug interactions, drug overdoses, bites and stings, and industrial accidents.
- Service
- The Maryland Poison Center is certified by the American Association of Poison Control Centers as a Regional Poison Center. Emergency calls are managed by pharmacists and registered nurses with additional toxicology training who are certified as specialists in poison information. Referral for medical care may be made to any hospital in the area. Packets of information to increase public awareness of poison dangers are available upon request by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Maryland Poison Center. THE 800 NUMBER IS FOR EXPOSURE, QUESTIONS, AND REFERRAL NATIONWIDE.
- Fees
- Free
- Ages served
- Serves all ages.
- Subjects
- Hotlines, Information And Referral, Insects, Poison, Safety
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