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The Blue Ridge Poison Control Center provides a 24hour toll free telephone service at (804) 924-5543 that offers both emergency medical advice and information regarding poisons. The center has computer access to detailed information on 195,000 listings of drugs, chemicals, their descriptions, imprint codes,, plants and other poisonous substances. Also computerized are suggested treatment methods written jay physicians for 241 classes of poisons. The computer can recall information about poisons, their physiological effects, and the most appropriate treatment.
Who calls the number (804) 924-5543? Physicians, nurses, teenagers, adults of all ages, and child care workers throughout Virginia looking for the most accurate information on poisons and standardized treatments.
A poison can be defined as any substance that produces a harmful effect on the body processes. It may act by modifying the normal metabolic functions of cells or by directly destroying them. Poisoning may result from ingestion, inhalation, injection, surface contact, or by absorption through skin and mucuous membranes of substances in toxic amounts.
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