Boy Scouts of America

Poison Control Centers

Adult Audience Only

 

SUMMARY

America’s Poison Centers, the nation’s expert resource for poison and drug guidelines, has provided urgently needed information and treatment advice to millions of people for decades. The Poison Help hotline—1-800-222-1222—has been included in the Scouts BSA Handbook for almost as long. The website PoisonHelp.org is another resource developed by America’s Poison Centers where one can get help and information online.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Founded in 1958 as the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), America’s Poison Centers represents 55 poison control centers nationwide. This group provides vital information and advice for the entire U.S. population each year, 24 hours a day. Public contact is made every eight seconds.

Poisoning is one of the leading causes of injury-related deaths in the United States, and the rate of these fatalities increases every year.

Questions posed to the Poison Help hotline via the website PoisonHelp.org or by phone are answered by a team of nurses, pharmacists, and doctors with special training on how to manage poisonings. These professionals are there to immediately answer questions and to recommend the best next steps if someone has been exposed to poison or a potentially poisonous product or medication. These services are free and confidential.

Scouters and Scouts can use PoisonHelp.org anytime there is a question of exposure to a potentially poisonous agent in the field, at camp, at home, or at a meeting site. A key part of being prepared in a case of poisoning is having quick access to reliable, lifesaving information, and there are now two ways to get it:

FOR IMMEDIATE HELP
call 1-800-222-1222
or go to PoisonHelp.org

 

RESOURCES

 

Reviewed March 20th 2024. 

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.