To prevent and minimize adverse health effects from a poison exposure through education, service and research.

Description:
Contacting the Utah Poison Control Center is free and confidential. Nationally recognized as a Certified Regional Poison Control Center by the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), the UPCC is one of 60 centers with such distinction. The Utah Poison Control Center is a 24-hour resource for poison information, clinical toxicology consultation and poison prevention education. Translation service is available for 130 languages.

There is no such thing as a dumb question. Specialists answer calls about the following types of substances and much more!

• Medications
• Herbal supplements
• Cleaning substances
• Cosmetics and personal care products
• Plants and mushrooms
• Snake bites and bee stings
• Chemicals in the home, workplace or environment
• Automotive products
• Pesticides
• Drug overdoses



History:
Established in 1954, the UPCC has responded to more than 1,037,000 calls for assistance.
The AAPCC established voluntary standards for certified poison centers in 1978. The primary goal of certification is to ensure that all residents of a given geographic area have access to the highest quality of certified poison center services. Certification criteria include:



1. poison information services,
2. regional treatment capabilities,
3. data collection capabilities, and
4. professional and public education programs.



Contact people:


Barbara Crouch, (phone), (email) Marty Malheiro, Director, Community Outreach, (phone), (email)


Main office number: (800) 222-1222
TDD number: (800) 222-1222
Office fax number: (801) 581-4199

Languages Spoken: English

Address:


585 Komas Dr., Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (See a map)


Web Site: http://www.utahpoisoncontrol.org

Miscellaneous Information

Services
	24-hour emergency telephone service for assistance during a poisoning emergency. State resource for accurate and up-to-date poison information Clinical toxicology consultation Refer to necessary emergency medical facility
Funding
	State of Utah
Affliations
	University of Utah College Pharmacy

Last updated on April 12, 2010