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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Hint: c equals x