{"id":7,"date":"2015-10-20T15:57:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T19:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cardiology\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-11-20T12:31:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:31:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-7-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-7-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/APC-Connecticut-V-PMS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1550 \" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/APC-Connecticut-V-PMS-300x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/APC-Connecticut-V-PMS-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/APC-Connecticut-V-PMS.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul style=\"font-size: 24px;margin-top: 5px\">\n<li>24 Hours a Day<\/li>\n<li>Free and Confidential<\/li>\n<li>Staffed by Poison Experts<\/li>\n<li>Interpreters Available in All Languages<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/emergency-information\/\" style=\"color:#ED1B2E\">Emergency Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"button_image1 btn btn-danger btn-lg\" style=\"margin-top:20px; margin-left:30px\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/covid-related-poisonings-faq\/\">COVID-Related Poisonings FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-7-1\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-7-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"intro-text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7-1-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Connecticut Poison Control Center (CPCC) provides emergency poison information to members of the public whose loved ones are exposed to toxic substances, and to the health care professionals who care for them. Most exposures involve children under six years of age, but adults can be poisoned, too.<\/p>\n<p>We charge no fees for our emergency services, and we are available to all citizens of Connecticut 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.<\/p>\n<p>We also provide educational materials and programs to prevent future toxic exposures, and perform research to improve the detection and treatment of victims of toxic exposures.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-894\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/12\/photo_lenny_home.jpg\" alt=\"Lenny Lendahand\" width=\"245\" 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