Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center

My three-year-old poured a can of Comet into her mouth and I didn't know what to do. I called poison control  and they talked me through it and helped save my baby's life.

The Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center is a free 24-hour hotline that serves the state of Arizona.

• In 2008, more than 107,000 people used our service for expert and reassuring advice.
• We answer a wide range of calls including what to do if a person ingests a foreign substance, gets stung or bitten, or has a question about prescription drugs.
• About a quarter of the calls involved children under the age of 12 being exposed to poison; more calls are coming from older adults with questions about prescription-drug interactions.
• Our hotline is staffed and supported by specially trained nurses and medical toxicologists.
• We helped approximately 29,000 callers avoid making a trip to the emergency room, saving the community an astonishing $33 million in emergency treatment costs.

A $100 donation will pay for 30 minutes of staffing at
Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center