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    Spring Cleaning

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    Will Kids Really Eat That? Part Three

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    Spring Poison Safety

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    Poisonous Plants

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Spring Cleaning

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Will Kids Really Eat That? Part Three

Poison Safety
24 April 2025

Spring Cleaning

Emily Cleaning Products Leave a Comment
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Let’s spring into cleaning safely—because sparkling countertops are great, but accidental poisonings are not!

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28 February 2025

Will Kids Really Eat That? Part Three

Guest Staff Children, Hand Warmers, Ice Melt, Lip Balm, Rock Salt, Winter Leave a Comment
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Winter brings new opportunities for kids to get into things they shouldn’t.

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29 January 2025

Poison Help for Older Adults

Emily Older Adults Leave a Comment
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Older adults do not need the services of the Maryland Poison Center, right? Wrong!

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16 December 2024

A Wrapped Gift – Holiday Poison Safety

Emily Alcohol, Cannabis, Carbon Monoxide, Food Poisoning, Holiday Safety, Plants, Toy Safety, Traveling Leave a Comment
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As we quickly approach the holiday season, we’d like to take a moment to share something with you – a wrapped gift of all the resources we have created over the years to ensure you and your family have a poison-safe holiday season!

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20 November 2024

Poisonings Throughout History: Jake Walk

Guest Staff Jake, Jake Walk, Jamacian ginger extract Leave a Comment
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Jake walk was caused by drinking contaminated Jamaica ginger extract – “jake.” Jake walk earned its name from the unusual manner of walking people eventually acquired after drinking the jake.

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24 October 2024

Will Kids Really Eat That? Part Two

Guest Staff Children, Diaper Rash Cream, Household Cleaning Products, Silica Gel Packets Leave a Comment
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We are back with part 2 of “Will Kids Really Eat That?” where we continue exploring items we as adults think would be gross to eat but kids actually eat them all the time.

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27 September 2024

“You’ll never believe what I just did”

Guest Staff Medicine Safety, Over-the Counter, Personal Care Products, Safe Storage Leave a Comment
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We hear this all the time at the Maryland Poison Center. And we do believe what happened. You may think you’re the first person to have done something worth calling the Poison Center about, but chances are our experts have heard it before.

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30 August 2024

Meet Our Experts: Autumn

Guest Staff About Us, Nurse, Poison Expert, Specialist in Poison Information Leave a Comment
Autumn Carrow

One of the goals of our eAntidote blog is to introduce you to the real poison experts who answer the phones at the Maryland Poison Center (MPC), as well as our staff members. Read this Q&A to get to know one of our specialists: Autumn Carrow.

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30 August 2024

Poisonings Throughout History: George Henry Lansom

Guest Staff Aconite, Historic Poisonings Leave a Comment
Collage with a portrait sketch of George Henry Lansom on the left and a picture of an aconite plant on the right

Aconite, a type of flowering plant, is often called the Queen of Poisons. This is an accurate description as it was used as a poison throughout history.

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29 July 2024

Meet Our Experts: Melinda

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Melinda Lee

One of the goals of our eAntidote blog is to introduce you to the real poison experts who answer the phones at the Maryland Poison Center (MPC), as well as our staff members. Read this Q&A to get to know our toxicology fellow: Melinda Lee.

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