Our Services
We provide treatment advice for poisoning emergencies.
Florida Poison Information Center – Miami provides free confidential 24-hour telephone access to emergency advice in cases of exposure to poison. We assist with over 40,000 poisonings per year. Over 80% of accidental poisonings can be safely treated at home with our guidance. Within minutes, our professionals can advise if treatment should be carried out at a hospital or at home. We follow up with you by phone until the crisis is over.
We provide information and treatment recommendations for the following exposures:
- Household & personal products
- Prescription & over-the-counter medicine
- Pesticides & chemicals
- Plants and mushrooms
- Bites & stings from insects, spiders, reptiles, marine life
- Herbal & dietary supplements drugs
- Food poisoning
- Substances of abuse
The Florida Poison Information Center – Miami is staffed by nurses, pharmacists and physicians specially trained in toxicology. We provide medical professionals with free 24-hour access to medical toxicologists who can assist in caring for poisoned patients. If you are a health care provider and would like to speak to a medical toxicologist, call 1-800-222-1222.
We provide poison prevention education and materials for the public and health care professionals.
We provide education programs on any of the topics listed above. Educational materials are available in English and Spanish on the Educational Materials page. For more information about educational programs, call 1-800-222-1222.
We perform poisoning surveillance and reporting to help protect the public health.
The Florida Poison Information Center – Miami provides ongoing 24-hour surveillance of poisonings and unusual symptom occurrences. Data is gathered hourly from our center and other poison centers across the country by the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) to track poisoning trends.
