March 2020

NMPPM WeeklyNew Mexico Poison Prevention Month

Focusing on Our Families

Welcome to NMPPM 2020, a month of pure Posionpalooza! This year the overall theme is, Focusing on Our Families. Each week includes a fun, educational twist to the general theme.

Inside this kickoff edition are:

• Poison prevention tips for the whole family;

• Poison Center statistics; and

• A cartoon and a CryptoTox puzzle - the first to solve gets a prize!

What’s your wait? “Turn” the page, and let’s get this party started!

Our specially trained pharmacists managed 82% of our cases safely at home!

Keeping Your Loved Ones Safe

Over 90% of poisonings happen in homes. We are constantly distracted by cell phone messages and busy schedules. Below are poison prevention tips to help you manage your daily routine safely.

Prevention Tips:

• Keep all medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements; household cleaners; chemicals; self-care products; all nicotine products, especially e-cigarette parts and liquids; alcoholic beverages; and plants, seeds and bulbs out of sight and reach of children and pets.

• Store potentially poisonous products away from food and drink to avoid confusion.

• Always take medicines as directed.

• Talk to your teens about the dangers of using drugs and abusing medicines.

• Follow directions carefully when using cleaners or chemicals.

• Make sure there is a carbon monoxide detector installed outside of sleeping areas and on every level of your home.

• Never use a generator or charcoal grill inside your home or crawlspaces even if doors and windows are open.

• Never warm your car up in the garage even if the door is open.

For more poison prevention tips visit: https://nmpoisoncenter.unm.edu/education/pub-ed/pp_tip_pages/

CryptoTox

Crack the code below, and be the first to post it on our Facebook page to claim your prize!

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