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Background Information
Press Releases
- Washington Poison Center warns parents of continued dangers with Benadryl Challenge
- Washington Poison Center reports increased poison exposures in adolescents & older adults
- Washington Poison Center releases data on increased poison exposures during COVID-19
- Washington Poison Center notes increase in poison exposures during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Washington Poison Center Announces 2020 Poison Prevention Poster Contest Winner
- Washington Poison Center Releases 2018 Data Reports: Many Concerning Poisoning Trends Noted
Public Health Alerts
- 3/31/2020: Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Poisoning
- 7/9/2020: Methanol-Based Hand Sanitizers
- FDA updates, testing and manufacturer’s recalls list
- Spanish version: FDA updates, testing and manufacturer’s recalls list
- Basic messaging: English and Spanish
- 11/23/2020: Benadryl Challenge & Diphenhydramine Overdose
Data Reports – 2020
Abstracts
ARCHIVE: TV Interviews
- Federal lawmakers pushing to crack down on vaping at public schools, KIRO 7, Dave Wagner, 12/5/18
- Sheriff’s Report, Spokane Talks, The Washington Poison Center, 10/4/18
- Some people ingesting turpentine to cure ailments, KIRO 7, Joanna Small, 10/1/18
- Snake safety while hiking, KXLY Spokane, Brian Neale, 6/29/18
- Pot poisoning reports increase among young kids in Washington, KOMO 4, Joel Moreno, 6/27/18
- Safety failures at Hanford, KING 5, Susannah Frame, 2/3/18
- ‘Juuling’: Vaping device that looks like USB drive popular with teens, KIRO 7, Alison Grand, 12/1/17
- State Patrol to install detectors on their SUVs after troopers report carbon monoxide-like symptoms, Q13Fox, Tatevik Aprikyan, 7/28/17
- Tacoma mom says baby accidentally ate marijuana candy; offers warning to others, KOMO 4, Suzanne Phan, 7/12/17
- Washington to require Not for Kids labels on pot products, KING 5, Drew Mikkelsen, 7/13/16
- Marijuana exposure and children, KOIN 6, 7/23/14