Poisoning Statistics - 2008

55,020	Total initial calls
38,104	Human poisonings
(57%)	Children < 5yos
(13%)	Calls from Healthcare Professionals
14,356	Poison /drug information calls
2,409	Animal poisoning calls

Reasons For Exposure 2008

Reasons For Unintentional Poisoning 2008

Reasons for Intentional Exposures

Suspected suicide	6.36%
Misuse	3.13%
Abuse	2.33%
Unknown	0.57%

Substances Most Frequently Involved in Poisoning Exposures

Most Common Substances Involved in Pediatric Exposures

Cosmetics/personal care products
Cleaning substances (household)
Analgesics
Topical preparations
Foreign bodies/toys/misc.
Cold and cough preparations
Pesticides
Vitamins
Antihistamines

Most Common Substances Involved in Adult Exposures

Analgesics
Sedative/hypnotics/antipsychotics
Bites and envenomations
Cleaning substances (household)
Pesticides
Cardiovascular drugs
Alcohols
Food products/food poisoning
Chemicals

The Oklahoma Poison Control Center web site is provided free of charge to the public as an informational and educational tool. This web site is NOT intended as a substitute for a consultation with the Oklahoma Poison Control Center. The center is a statewide program operated by The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy and is located within Children's Hospital at the OU Medical Center. Our pharmacists and nurses are specially trained poison experts available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Suspected Poisonings Call: 1-800-222-1222

"We note that poison control centers are health care providers for purposes of this rule. We consider the counseling and follow-up consultation provided by poison control centers with individual providers regarding patient outcomes to be treatment. Therefore, poison control centers and other health care providers can share protected health information about the treatment of an individual without a business associate contract."
-Federal Register Vol.65, No. 250: p. 82611 (pdf)