National Capital Poison Center Apps

The webPOISONCONTROL® mobileapp provides expert help with a possible poisoning. It helps usersdetermine if an exposure is poisonous and requires medicalattention.Did the baby eat a berry, a flower or a cigarette? Did you takethe dog’s medicine? Did your toddler eat pills from grandma’spurse? Did you swallow something that might be poisonous? Don’tguess what you should do. Get accurate answers prepared by poisoncontrol experts.Use the webPOISONCONTROL® app to find out ifyou need to call Poison Control or go to an ER. This free,confidential app will guide you. Just enter the age, substanceswallowed, amount taken, weight, and time since the exposure to getan immediate recommendation.Often, it’s safe to stay home, but the app will tell you, basedon the info you enter, what symptoms to expect and when to callPoison Control or go to an ER. A barcode reader allows you to scanthe product instead of typing or searching for the productname.