Upstate Poison Control Center

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In-Service—
Lectures Available for Health Care Providers

Classes are offered on-site at any of the more than 70 hospitals in our service area. Classes are taught by RNs certified by the American Association of Poison Control Centers as Certified Specialists in Poison Information (CSPI).

The classes are 30 minutes to one hour in length that can be tailored to meet the needs of your staff.

For more information or to schedule an in-service program, contact us by email or phone.
Email: Janette Zhu or call 315-464-8907

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    Program Topics

  • Approach to the Poisoned Patient
  • Biological Terrorism and Medical Readiness
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  • Chemical Terrorism and Medical Readiness
  • Managing the Patient with an Aspirin Overdose
  • Managing the TCA Overdose
  • Overview of the Upstate New York Poison Center
  • Poison Antidotes
  • Drugs of Abuse
  • Poison Prevention in the Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Principles of GI Decontamination
  • Safety in the Workplace
  • The Acetaminophen Overdose
  • The Patient with Acid or Alkaline Corrosive Exposure
  • Toxic Alcohols
  • Tricyclic Antidepressant Poisoning
  • Who Wants to be a Toxicologist?

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750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210

Poison Emergency/Information
1-800-222-1222

TTY
315-464-5424

Education
315 464-5375
315 464-7078

Office
315 464-7078

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Department of Emergency Medicine