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ARGENTINA

Buenos Aires
Unidad de Toxicología
Hospital de Niños " Dr Pedro de Elizalde"
Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Av. Montes de Oca 40
Casilla Postal 1270
Buenos Aires
Director: Dr María Elisa Fernández
Telephone: +54 11 4300 2115 or 4307 5842 or 4307 5844
Fax: +54 11 4307 7400
E-mail: hetoxico@intramed.net.ar
Tipo de asistencia que se brinda: Personal y telefónica.
Horario de Atención: todos los días 24 hs.

Servicio de Toxicología
Hospital Escuela "José de San Martin"
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Av. Córdoba 2351
Paraguay 2201
Casilla Postal 1120
Buenos Aires
Director: Dr Eduardo Scarlatto
Telephone: +54 11 4508 3760
Fax: +54 11 4508 3760
E-mail: escarlato@intramed.net.ar
Tipo de asistencia que se brinda: Personal y telefónica.
Horario de Atención: lunes a viernes de 8 a 14 hs.

Unidad de Toxicología
Hospital de Niños " Dr Ricardo Gutiérrez"
Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Sánchez de Bustamente 1399
Casilla Postal 1425
Buenos Aires
Director: Dr Nelson Francisco Albiano
Telephone: +54 11 4962 6666 or 4962 2247
Emergency telephone: +54 11 4962 6666
Fax: +54 11 4962 2247 or 4962 3762
E-mail: toxi-guti@pccp.com.ar
Tipo de asistencia que se brinda: Personal y telefónica.
Horario de Atención: todos los días 24 hs.

Unidad de Toxicología
Hospital General de Agudos "Juan A. Fernández"
Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Cerviño 3356
Casilla Postal 1425
Buenos Aires
Director: Professor Dr Norma Vallejo
Telephone: +54 11 4808 2655, +51 11 4801 7767
Fax: +54 11 4801 7767
E-mail: toxico_fernandez@yahoo.com
Tipo de asistencia que se brinda: Personal y telefónica (a profesionales).
Horario de Atención: todos los días 24 hs.

Sección Toxicología
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Gascón 450
Casilla Postal 1181
Buenos Aires
Director: Dr Flavia A. Vidal
Telephone: +54 11 4959 0311 or 0313
Fax: +54 11 4959 0311
E-mail: flavia.vidal@hospitalitaliano.com.ar
Tipo de asistencia que se brinda: Personal y telefónica.
Horario de Atención: Telefónica: todos los días de 8 a 24, Personal: lunes a viernes de 8 a 17

Córdoba
Servicio de Toxicología
Hospital de Urgencias
Catamarca 440
Casilla Postal 5000
Córdoba
Director: Dr Eduardo L. Brocca
Telephone: +54 351 422 2003 or 422 2004
Emergency telephone: +54 351 421 5400
Fax: +54 351 421 7004
E-mail: hospurg@tecomnet.com.ar

Servicio de Intoxicaciones
Hospital de Niños
Corrientes 643
Casilla Postal 5000
Córdoba
Director: Dr Rafael Buteler
Telephone: +54 351 422 9961 int. 129 or 422 0391 or 423 6352
Emergency telephone: +54 351 422 4388
Fax: +54 351 423 5761
E-mail: invitado1@powernet.com.ar

Haedo
Centro Nacional de Intoxicaciones
Hospital Nacional "Professor Alejandro Posades"
Av. Presidente Illia y Marconi
Casilla Postal 1706
Haedo, Provincia de Buenos Aires
Director: Professor Dr Osvaldo H. Curci
Telephone: +54 11 4654 6648 or 4658 3001 or 4658 3020
Emergency telephone: +54 11 4658 7777
Fax: +54 11 4654 7982
E-mail: crapanzano@intramed.net.ar

Jujuy
Sección Toxicología
Hospital de Niños
José Hernández 624
Casilla Postal 4600
San Salvador de Jujuy. Jujuy
Director: Dr María Cristina González
Telephone: +54 388 422 1288
Fax: +54 388 422 1291
E-mail: crisgonzalez@arnet.com.ar

La Plata
Centro de Asesoramiento y Asistencia Toxicológica
Hospital Interzonal de Agudos Especializado en Pediatría "Sor María Ludovica"
Calle 14, No. 1631
Casilla Postal 1900
La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires
Director: Dr María Cristina Alonso
Telephone: +54 221 451 5901 int. 1312
Emergency telephone: +54 221 451 5555
Línea teléfonica de cobro revertido: 0 800 222 9911
Fax: +54 221 453 5930

Mendoza
Centro de Información y Asesoramiento Toxicológico Mendoza
Plan de Emergencias Médicas y Catástrofes - Gobierno de Mendoza
Cnel. Rodríguez 1209
M5502AJY
Mendoza
Director: Dr Aldo Sergio Saracco
Telephone: +54 261 428 2020
Fax: +54 261 438 1155
e-mail: aldosergio@uolsinectis.com.ar

Pergamino
Departamento de Toxicología, Municipalidad de Pergamino
Hospital Interzonal de Agudos San José
Liniers e Italia C.P. 2700
Pergamino, Provincia de Buenos Aires
Director: Dr Adriana Torriggino
Telephone: +54 247 42 9792 or 42 9799 int. 259
Fax: +54 247 42 5264
E-mail: coopjos@multinetmo.com.ar

Rosario
Servicio de Toxicología
Sanatorio de Niños
Alvear 858 PB.A
Casilla Postal 2000
Rosario, Provincia de Santa Fé
Director: Dr Juan Carlos Piola
Telephone: +54 341 448 0202 Cel: +54 366 440 0019
Fax: +54 341 439 7041
E-mail: sertox@sertox.com.ar
Web site: http://www.sertox.com.ar/

Toxicología, Asesoramiento y Servicios (T.A.S.)
Tucumán 1544
Casilla Postal 2000
Rosario, Provincia de Santa Fé
Director: Dr Juan Manuel Berman
Telephone: +54 341 446 0077
Fax: +54 341 424 2727
E-mail: toxico@toxicologia-tas.com.ar

Servicio de Toxicología
Hospital Provincial de Rosario
Alem 1450
Casilla Postal 2000
Rosario. Santa Fé
Director: Dr Omar Sain
Telephone: +54 341 440 8360 or 421 1134
Fax: +54 341 421 8864
E-mail: saim@arnet.com.ar

Salta
Servicio de Toxicología
Hospital del Niño
Sarmiento 625
Casilla Postal 4400
Salta
Director: Dr Griselda Juárez
Telephone: +54 387 421 3954 int. 115
Fax: +54 387 431 0277 or 422 0519
E-mail: hmisal@salnet.com.ar

San Miguel de Tucumán
Departamento de Toxicología, Prevención y Lucha Contra la Droga
Asistencia Pública y Emergencia Médica
Secretaría de Salud y Promoción
Municipalidad de San Miguel de Tucumán
Chacabuco 233 1er. piso
Casilla Postal 4000
San Miguel de Tucumán
Director: Dr Alfredo Córdoba
Telephone: +54 381 421 6307
Emergency telephone: +54 381 421 2329
Fax: +54 381 430 2499
E-mail: teranpena@infovia.com.ar

Santa Fe
Servicio de Neurotoxicología
Hospital J.M. Cullen
Avenida Freyre 2150, Sala 3, Subsuelo
Casilla Postal 3000
Santa Fé
Director: Dr Juan C. Langhi
Telephone: +54 342 459 7371 Conmutador: 459 8336
Fax: +54 342 459 7822
E-mail: hospjmc@ssdfe.com.ar

BRAZIL

Sistema Nacional de Informaões Toxico-Farmacoligicas
Av. Brasil, 4365 - Prédio Haity Moussatché - sala 218
21045 Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Coordinator: Rosany Bochner (rosany@cict.fiocruz.br)
Telephone: +55 21 2270 0295 or 2260 5979
Fax: +55 21 2260 9944 or 2270 2668
E-mail: sinitox@fiocruz.br
Web site: http://www.fiocruz.br/sinitox

Belém
Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Belém
Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto
Rua dos Mundurucus 4487, Guamá
CEP 66073-000
Belém, PA
Director: Dr Pedro Pereira de O. Pardal (and) Dr Andréa Franco A. Magalhães
Telephone: +55 91 249 6370
Emergency telephone: +55 91 249 2323 ext. 138
Fax: +55 91 259 3748
E-mail: citbelem@yahoo.com

Belo Horizonte
Serviço de Toxicología de Minas Gerais
Hospital João XXIII
Avenida Professor Alfredo Balena 400, 1° andar, Santa Efigênia
CEP 30130-100
Belo Horizonte. MG
Director: Dr Délio Campolina
Telephone: +55 31 3239 9308 or 3239 9223 or 3239 9224
Emergency telephone: +55 31 3224 4000
Fax: +55 31 3239 9260
E-mail: dcampolina@uol.com.br

Botucatu
Centro de Assistência Toxicológica de Botucatu (CEATOX)
Instituto de Biociências UNESP
Campus de Botucatu - Rubião Júnior
Caixa Postal 520
CEP 18618-000
Botucatu. SP
Director: Professor Dr Wilma De Grava Kempinas
Telephone: +55 14 6802 6017 or 6802 6034 or 6821 3048
Fax: +55 14 6822 1385
E-mail: ceatox@laser.com.br

Campina Grande
Centro de Assistência Toxicológica de Campina Grande
Hospital Universitário Alcides Carneiro - UFPB
Rua Carlos Chagas, s/n - Bairro São José
CEP 58107-670
Campina Grande. PB
Director: Dr Sayonara Maria Lia Fook Meira Braga
Telephone: +55 83 341 1616 Ext. 270 or 971 4664

Campinas
Centro de Controle de Intoxicações de Campinas
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Hospital das Clínicas - UNICAMP
CEP 13083-970
Campinas. SP
Director: Dr Ronan José Vieira
Telephone: +55 19 3788 7573 or 3788 7290 or 9771 5534
Fax: +55 19 3788 7573
E-mail: cci@fcm.unicamp.br

Campo Grande
Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Campo Grande
Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian
Avenida Senador Filinto Müller, Bairro Universitário
Vila Ipiranga s/n°
CEP 79080-190
Campo Grande. MS
Director: Dr João Batista Paiva
Telephone: +55 67 787 3333
Fax: +55 67 746 2040

Cuiabá
Centro de Informação Anti-Veneno de Mato Grosso
Hospital Municipal e Pronto Socorro de Cuiabá
Rua General Valle 192, Bairro Bandeirantes
CEP 78010-100
Cuiabá. MT
Director: Dr José Antonio de Figueiredo
Telephone: +55 65 617 1313
Fax: +55 65 617 1308 or 612 4000 (Hospital Jardim Cuiabá)

Curitiba
Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Curitiba
Hospital de Cl’nicas da UFPR
Rua General Carneiro, 181
CEP 80060-900
Curitiba, PR
Director: Bióloga Gisélia Burigo Guimarães Rubió
Telephone: +55 41 264 8290
Emergency telephone: 0800 410 148 (24 horas)
Fax: +55 41 363 7820
E-mail: giselia@pr.gov.br

Florianópolis
Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Santa Catarina - CIT/SC
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Hospital Universitário
Bairro Trindade
Caixa Postal 476
CEP 88040-970
Florianópolis. SC
Director: Dr Margaret Grando
Telephone: +55 48 331 9535 or 331 9173
Emergency telephone: +55 (0) 800 643 5252
Fax: +55 48 331 9083
E-mail: cit@ccs.ufsc.br

Fortaleza
Centro de Assistência Toxicológica de Fortaleza
Instituto Dr José Frota
Rua Barão do Rio Branco 1816, Centro
CEP 60016-061
Fortaleza. CE
Director: Dr José Ambrósio Guimarães
Telephone: +55 85 255 5012
Emergency telephone: +55 85 255 5050
Fax: +55 85 255 5048
E-mail: ceatox@ijf.ce.gov.br

Goiânia
Centro de Informações Tóxico-Farmacológicas de Goiás
Superintendência de Vigilância Sanitária
Av. Anhanguera 5195, Setor Coimbra
CEP 74043-001
Goiânia. GO
Director: Enf. Hebe Macedo
Telephone: +55 62 291 4350
Fax: +55 62 291 5005

João Pessoa
Centro de Assistência Toxicológica de Paraíba
Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley
Cidade Universitária, Campus I
CEP 58059-900
João Pessoa, PB
Director: Professor Ednilza Pereira de Farias Dias
Telephone: +55 83 216 7007
Emergency telephone: +55 83 216 7007
Fax: +55 83 224 6688
E-mail: ednilzafarias@zipmail.com.br

Londrina
Centro de Controle de Intoxicações de Londrina
Hospital Universitário Regional do Norte do Paraná
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Av. Robert Kock 60
Caixa Postal 1611
CEP 86038-440
Londrina. PR
Director: Dr Conceição Aparecida Turini
Telephone: +55 43 371 2244
Emergency telephone: +55 43 371 2244
Fax: +55 43 371 2615
E-mail: cci@uel.br or turini@uel.br

Manaus
Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Manaus
Hospital Universitário Getúlio Vargas, Serviço de Farmácia do HUGV
Av. Apurinã 4, Praça 14
CEP 69020-170
Manaus, AM
Director: Farm. Andréa de Souza Carneiro
Telephone: +55 92 633 3241 or 622 1838 Ramal 232 or 621 6541
Emergency telephone: +55 92 633 3241
Fax: +55 92 622 1972

Marília
Centro de Atendimento Toxicológico de Marília
Faculdade de Medicina de Marília
Hospital de Clinicas de Marília
Av. Aziz Atallah s/n
CEP 17519-101
Marília SP
Director: Dr Tarc’sio Adilson Ribeiro Machado
Telephone: +55 14 433 8795 or 421 1744 Ext. 1008
Fax: +55 14 433 1888 or 422 5457 or 422 1079
E-mail: mcshadow@terra.com.br or ceatox@famema.br

Maringá
Centro de Controle de Intoxicações de Maringá
Hospital Universitário Regional de Maringá
Av. Mandacaru 1590
CEP 87010-370
Maringá. PR
Director: Enf. Magda Lúcia Félix de Oliveira
Telephone: +55 44 225 8484 Ext. 227
Fax: +55 44 262 1131

Natal
Centro de Informações Toxicológica de Natal
Hospital Giselda Trigueiro
Rua Cônego Mones, s/n° - Quintas
CEP 59037-170
Natal. RN
Director: Dr José Roberto Freire de Oliveira
Telephone: +55 84 653 3555
Emergency telephone: +55 84 653 3555
Fax: +55 84 653 3991 (hospital)

Niterói
Centro de Controle de Intoxicações de Niterói
Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro
Rua Marquês do Paraná 303 - Centro
Prédio Anexo do HUAP, 4° andar
CEP 24033-900
Niterói. RJ
Director: Dr Luís Querino de Araújo Caldas (and) Dr Lília Ribeiro Guerra
Telephone: +55 21 2717 0148 or 2620 2828 Ext. 218
Fax: +55 21 2717 0521

Porto Alegre
Centro de Informações Toxicológicas do Rio Grande do Sul
Rua Domingos Crescêncio 132- 8° Andar
- Santana
Porto Alegre - Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil 90650-090
Director: Dr Alberto Nicolella
Telephone: +55 51 3217 1751 or +55 51 3223 6417 or 3217 9203 or 3223 6050 or 3223 6207
Emergency telephone: 0800 780 200
Fax: +55 51 3217 9067
E-mail: cit@pro.via-rs.com.br
Web site: http://www.cit.rs.gov.br/

Presidente Prudente
Centro de Atendimento Toxicológico de Presidente Prudente
Hospital Estadual de Presidente Prudente
Av. Coronel José Soares Marcondes 3758 - Jardim Bongiovani
CEP 19050-230
Presidente Prudente. SP
Director: Dr Rita de Cássia Bomfim Leitão Higa
Telephone: +55 18 231 4422
Emergency telephone: +55 18 231 4422
Fax: +55 18 231 4422
E-mail: higa_r@terra.com.br
Web site: http://www.unoeste.br/ceatox

Recife
Centro de Assistência Toxicológica de Pernambuco (CEATOX)
Hospital da Restauração - 1° andar
Fundação de Saúde Amaury de Medeiros (FUSAM)
Av. Agamenon Magalhães s/n - DERBY - Boa Vista
CEP 50000-000
Recife. PE
Director: Dr Américo E. de Oliveira Jr. (and) Dr Maria L. Porto Amorim
Telephone: +55 81 3421 5444 Ext. 151
Emergency telephone: +55 81 3421 5444 Ext. 151
Fax: +55 81 3421 5927

Ribeirão Preto
Centro de Controle de Intoxicações de Ribeirão Preto
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da USP
Av. Bernardino de Campos 1000 - Centro
CEP 14015-130
Ribeirão Preto. SP
Director: Dr Sylvia Evelyn Hering
Telephone: +55 16 602 1190
Fax: +55 16 610 1375

Rio de Janeiro
Centro de Controle de Intoxicações do Rio de Janeiro
Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho
Av. Brigadeiro Trompovsky s/n° UFRJ - 8° andar, sala 08E01 - Ilha do Fundão
CEP 21941-590
Rio de Janeiro. RJ
Director: Dr Jaderson Sócrates Lima
Telephone: +55 21 2573 3244 or 2290 3344
Emergency telephone: +55 21 2573 3244
Fax: +55 21 2573 7079
E-mail: jsocrates@hucff.ufrj

Salvador
Centro de Informações Anti-Veneno da Bahia
Hospital Central Roberto Santos
Rua do Saboeiro s/n°, Cabula
CEP 41150-000
Salvador. BA
Director: Dr Daisy Schwab Rodrigues
Telephone: +55 71 387 4343 or 387 3864
Emergency telephone: +55 71 387 4343 or 0800 284 4343
Fax: +55 71 387 3414
E-mail: ciave@saude.ba.gov.br

Santos
Centro de Controle de Intoxicações de Santos
Hospital Guilherme Álvaro
Rua Dr Oswaldo Cruz 197, sala 112 - Boqueirão
CEP 11045-904
Santos. SP
Director: Dr Alfredo José Monteiro Scaff
Telephone: +55 13 3222 2878
Fax: +55 13 3222 2654
E-mail: alfredo@lusiada.br

São José dos Campos
Centro de Controle de Intoxicações de São José dos Campos
Hospital Municipal "Dr José de Carvalho Florence"
Rua Saigiro Nakamura 800 - Vila Industrial
CEP 12220-280
São José dos Campos. SP
Director: Dr Otávio Monteiro Becker Júnior
Telephone: +55 12 381 3400 Ext: 3431 or 3449
Fax: +55 12 382 1232

São José do Rio Preto
Centro de Assistência Toxicológica de São José do Rio Preto
Hospital de Base – Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina (FUNFARME)
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 5416 - São Pedro
CEP 15090-000
São José do Rio Preto. SP
Director: Dr Carlos Alberto Caldeira Mendes
Telephone: +55 17 210 5000 Ext. 380
Fax: +55 17 210 5000 Ext. 510

São Paulo
Centro de Controle de Intoxicações de São Paulo
Hospital Municipal Dr Artur Ribeiro de Saboya
Av. Francisco de Paula Quintanilha Ribeiro, 860
Térreo II - Jabaquara
CEP 04330-020
São Paulo. SP
Director: Dr Darciléa Alves do Amaral
Telephone: +55 11 5011 5111 Ext. 250 or 251 or 252 or 253 or 254
Fax: +55 11 5012 5311
E-mail: darcilea@uol.com.br

Centro de Assistência Toxicológica (CEATOX)
Hospital das Clínicas - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Av. Dr Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 647, 2° Andar, Pacaembu
CEP 05403-900
São Paulo. SP
Director: Dr Anthony Wong
Telephone: +55 11 3069 8571
Emergency telephone: 0800 148 110
Fax: +55 11 3088 9431
E-mail: ceatox@icr.hcnet.usp.br
Web site: http://www.ceatox.com.br/

Taubaté
Centro de Controle de Intoxicações de Taubaté
Fundação Universitária de Saúde de Taubaté
Universidade de Taubaté
Hospital Escola
Av. Granadeiro Guimarães 270, Centro
CEP 12020-130
Taubaté. SP
Director: Dr Telma da Silva Santos
Telephone: +55 12 221 3800 or 233 4422
Fax: +55 12 232 6565

Vitória
Centro de Controle de Intoxicações do Espírito Santo
Hospital Infantil Nossa Senhora da Glória
Alameda Mary Ubirajara 205, Santa Lúcia
CEP 29055-120
Vitória. ES
Director: Dr Sony de Freitas Itho
Telephone: +55 27 381 2400
Emergency telephone: +55 27 381 2400
Fax: +55 27 324 1602 or 381 2400 or 381 2402

CANADA

Calgary
Poisons and Drug Information Service
Foothills Medical Centre
1403 29th Street N. W.
Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9
Director: Dr I. Vicas
Telephone: +1 403 670 1059
Emergency telephone: +1 403 670 1414, (800) 332 1414 (Alberta only)
Fax: +1 403 670 1472

Halifax
IWK REGIONAL POISON Centre
IWK Health Centre
5850 University Avenue
Halifax
Nova Scotia B3J 3G9
Director: Dr. Doug Sinclair
Telephone: +1 902 428 8132
Emergency telephone: (800) 565-8161 or +1 902 470 8161
Fax: +1 902 470 7213

Ottawa
Ontario Regional Poison Centre
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
401 Smyth Road
Ottawa Ontario K1H 8L1
Director: Dr R. G. Peterson
Telephone: +1 613 738 3999
Emergency telephone: +1 613 737 1100, (800) 267 1373 (Ontario only)
Fax: +1 613 738 4862
E-mail: poisoncentre@cheo.on.ca

Québec
Centre Anti-poison du Québec
Aile "L" 1er etage
1050 Chemin Sainte-Foy
Québec G1S 4L8
Director: Dr J.P. Weber
Telephone: +1 418 654 2731
Emergency telephone: +1 418 656 8090, (800) 463-5060
Fax: +1 418 654 2747
E-mail: capq.admin@inspq.qc.ca

Regina
Poisons Control Centre
Regina General Hospital
440 14th Avenue
Regina S4P 0W5
Director: Dr S. Blane
Telephone: +1 306 766 4545
Fax: +1 306 766 4357

Saskatoon
Poisons Control Centre
University Hospital
Saskatoon S7N 0W8
Director: Dr M. A. Lipka
Telephone: +1 306 655 1010
Emergency telephone: +1 306 655 1362
Fax: +1 306 655 1011

Toronto
Ontario Regional Poison Information Center - Toronto Site
The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1XB
Medical Director: Dr M. Thompson
Telephone: +1 416 813 6437
Emergency telephone: +1 416 813 5900, (800) 268 9017 (Ontario only)
Fax: +1 416 813 7489
E-mail: margaret.thompson@sickkids.ca
Web site: http://www.sickkids.on.ca/

Vancouver
B.C. Drug and Poison Information Centre
1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6
Telephone: +1 604 682 2344
Emergency telephone: (800) 567 8911 (Vancouver only) +1 604 682 5050
Fax: +1 604 806 8262

Winnipeg
Manitoba Poisons Control Center
Children's Hospital
840 Sherbrook Street
Winnipeg R3A 1S1 MB
Director: Dr M. Tenenbein
Telephone: +1 204 787 2444
Emergency telephone: +1 204 787 2591
Fax: +1 204 787 4807
E-mail: mtenenbein@hsc.mb.ca

CHILE

Concepción
Laboratorio de Toxicología
Universidad de Conceptión
Casilla Postal 237
Concepción
Director: Dr Carlos Barrios Guerra
Telephone: +56 41 234 985 annexo 2235

Programa de Toxicología
Departamento de Farmacia
Universidad de Conceptión
Casilla Postal 237
Concepción
Director: Dr Sonia Kuhn O.
Telephone: +56 42 224 985

Rancagua
FUSATOX
Fundación de Salud El Teniente
Carrtera El Cobre 1002
Rancagua. VI Región
Director: Dr Carlos Hantsch
Telephone: +56 72 202585
Fax: +56 72 204034

Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Centro de Información Toxicológica y Medicamentos de la Pontificia (CITUC)
Marcoleta 367, Casilla 114-D
Santiago
Director: Dr Enrique París
Telephone: +56 2 635 3800
Fax: +56 2 247 2112
E-mail: cituc@med.puc.cl

Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile
Centro Nacional de Información de Medicamentos y Farmacovigilancia
Av. Marathon 1000
Santiago. Santiago
Director: Dr Cecilia Morgado Cadiz
Telephone: +56 2 239 8769
Fax: +56 2 239 8760
E-mail: cmorgado@ispch.cl

TOXIFASA
Farmacias Ahumada S.A.
Av. Vicuña Mackenna 585
Santiago. Santiago
Director: Dr Q.F. Catalina Cano Abásolo
Telephone: +56 2 631 3010
Emergency telephone: +56 2 661 9414
Fax: +56 2 631 3017
E-mail: ccano@fasa.cl

HELP
Help S.A.
Miraflores 222 Piso 20
Santiago. Santiago
Director: Dr Fernando Lazo
Telephone: +56 2 631 0805 or (local emergency number) 800 800 911
Fax: +56 2 631 0001
E-mail: help@help.cl

BAGO
Laboratorios Bago S.A.
Av. Vicuña Mackenna 1835
Santiago. Santiago
Director: Dr Q.F. Claudia Grau T.
Telephone: +56 2 368 2700 or 368 2778
Fax: +56 2 360 1477
E-mail: cgrau@bago.cl

COLOMBIA

Barranquilla
Centro Toxicológico
Hospital Universitario de Barranquilla
Calle 57 No 23-100
Barranquilla (Atlántico)
Director: Dr Agustín Guerrero
Telephone: +57 5 40 2757 or 41 7679
Fax: +57 5 41 7552 or 41 7088 Ext. 114

Bogotá
Centro de Asesoramiento Toxicológico
Clínica de Toxicología Ltda.
Diagonal 107 No. 28-11
Bogotá
Director: Dr Camilo Uribe Granja
Telephone: +57 1 218 6246 or 236 1259 or 257 6818 or 610 7050
Fax: Todas las líneas (Use any of the phone numbers above)

Centro Toxicológico
Hospital Universitario San Juan de Dios
Carrera 10 Av. Primavera
Bogotá
Director: Dr Myriam Gutierrez de Salazar

Minsalud Sección Toxicología
Calle 55 No. 10-32 Bloque B.
Bogotá
Director: Dr Jorge Hernán Botero

Centro Toxicológico de Santafé de Bogotá
Secretaría Distrital de Salud de Santafé de Bogotá
Hospital de Kennedy
Av. 1er de Mayo No. 75A-19
Bogotá
Director: Dr Herbert Iván Vera E
Telephone: +57 1 451 7358
Fax: +57 1 451 7357

Bucaramanga
Centro Toxicológico
Departamento de Toxicología de Santander
Universidad Industrial de la Facultad de Medicina
Carrera 82 No 29-31, piso 4
Bucaramanga (Bantanger)
Director: Dr Esperanza Vesga
Telephone: +57 7 245 8833

Cali
Centro Toxicológico Universidad del Valle
Hospital Universitario Evaristo García
Calle 5a, Carrera 36
Cali (Valle)
Director: Dr Jaime Roa
Telephone: +57 2 67 0223

Cartagena
Centro Toxicológico
Servicio de Urgencias
Hospital Universitario,
Cartagena (Bolivar)
Director: Dr Atenógenes Coronel
Telephone: +57 5 62 2380

Córdova
Centro Toxicológico
Hospital San Diego
Cereté
Córdova

Cucuta
Centro Toxicológico
Hospital Mental Rudesin do Soto
Los Samanes Avenida 12 E, No. 4-30
Cucuta (Norte de Santander)
Director: Dr Martha Ludy Morales
Telephone: +57 7 74 6128

Manizales
Centro Toxicológico Universidad de Caldas
Caldas
Manizales
Director: Dr Carlos Toro
Telephone: +57 68 86 2665

Medellín
Cruz Roja. Seccional Antioquia - DSSA
Centro de Información Toxicológica,
Carrera 52, No. 25-310 - Avenida Guayabal
Apartado 3348
Medellín
Director: Dr María Eugenia Jaramillo Lonodoño
Telephone: +57 4 235 0264 or 265 2200 Ext. 225
Fax: +57 4 265 7180

Departamento de Toxicología
Hospital Universitario San Vincente de Paul
Calle 64 no 51 D-10
Apartado Postal 6509
Medellín
Director: Dr Q.F. Lavive Rebage de Alvarez
Telephone: +57 4 263 6363
Emergency telephone: +57 4 263 5333
Fax: +57 4 263 7770
E-mail: husvp@medellin.impsat.net.co

COSTA RICA

San Jose
Centro Nacional de Intoxicaciones
Hospital Nacional de Niños CCSS
Departamento de Farmacia
Apartado Postal 1654-100
San José
Director: Dr Damarys Quirós Vega
Telephone: +50 6 223 1028
Emergency telephone: +50 6 223 1028
Fax: +50 6 255 4907
E-mail: damari@sol.racsa.co.cr

CUBA

Havana La Habana
Centro Nacional de Toxicología (CENATOX)
Hospital de Carlos J. Finlay
Avenida 31 y Calle 114, Marianao
Ciudad de La Habana
Director: Dr Rafael Moya Díaz
Telephone: +53 7 260 3252 or 260 1230
Emergency telephone: +53 7 260 8751 or 260 1230
Fax: +53 7 260 3252
E-mail: cenatox@infomed.sld.cu

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Santo Domingo
Escuela de Farmacia
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
Centro de Información de Drogas y de Intoxicaciones (CIDI)
Casilla Postal 1423
Santo Domingo
Director: Dr Rosa Ricourt Regús

Centro de Los Héroes
Clínica Dr Robert Reid Cabral
Centro de Información de Medicamentos y Tóxicos (CIMET)
Casilla Postal 622
Santo Domingo
Telephone: +1 809 533 2869 or 533 1111

ECUADOR

Guayaquil
Centro de Control de Venemos
Hospital Luis Vernaza
Julian Coronel 404 y Escobedo
Guayaquil
Director: Dr Eduardo Duran Duran
Telephone: +593 5 56 0300
Fax: +593 5 31 1933

Quito
Centro de Información y Asesoramiento Toxicológico (CIATOX)
Servicio de Terapía Intensiva
Hospital Eugenio Espejo
Av. Colombia s/n y Yahuachi
Quito - Ecuador
Director: Dr Consuelo Meneses
Telephone: +593 2 222 4738
Fax: +593 2 250 7913
E-mail: ciatox@hee.gov.ec

CENTOX
Clinica Pichincha
Paez N 22-160 y Veintimilla
Quito - Ecuador
Director: Dr Ivan Cabezas
Telephone: +593 2 2998799

GUATEMALA

Guatemala City
Centro de Información y Asistencia Toxicológica (CIAT)
Departamento de Toxicología
Faculdad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia
Universidad de San Carlos
3a Calle 6-47, Zona 1
Ciudad de Guatemala
Director: Licda. Mar’a Antonia Pardo de Ch‡vez
Telephone: +502 2 513 560 or +502 2 320 735 or +502 2 300 807 or +502 2 300 080
Emergency telephone: +502 2 300 080 or (within Guatemala) 1 801 00 29832
Fax: +502 2 300 776
E-mail: ciat@intelnet.net.gt

MEXICO

Chihuahua
Centro de Orientación contra Envenenamientos
Pensiones Civiles del Estado de Chihuahua
Av. Revolución 3100
Colonia Centro
Casilla Postal 31000
Chihuahua
Director: Dr Raúl Alberto Antonio Campos Granados
Telephone: +52 614 16 2453 or 29 1331
Emergency telephone: +52 614 29 1333
Fax: +52 614 29 1330

Centro Toxicológico del Hospital General de Cd. Juárez ICHISAL
Paseo Triunfo de la República No. 2401 Ote.
Colonia Margaritas
Casilla Postal 32460
Cd. Juárez
Chihuahua
Director: Dr Francisco Raymundo Torres Rodríguez
Telephone: +52 614 13 0454, +52 614 13 1624 Ext. 175
Fax: +52 614 55761-2594
E-mail: torres@web-play.com

Departamento de Toxicología
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Fernando Montes de Oca s/n Entre calle Coyoacán y Mejía Apartado postal 1594 - D
C.P. 32000
Cuidad Juárez
Chihuahua
Director: Dr Edna M. Rico Escobar
Telephone: +52 1 656 688 1800
E-mail: erico@uacj.mx

Guadalajara
Centro de Información Toxicológica
Cruz Verde de Guadalajara
Av. Los Angeles esq. Analco, Unidad Administrativa Reforma
C.P. 12244,
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Director: Dr Verónica Alejandra Guevara González
Telephone: +52 1 333 669 1320/21/22/23/24/25 Ext. 1529
E-mail: criatgudalajara@usa.net or gugucriat@yahoo.com

Juárez
Mexico City México
Centro de Información Toxicológica
Departamento de Urgencias y Toxicología
Hospital de Pediatría "Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI"
Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Colonia de los Doctores
México 06723 D.F.
Director: Dr Patricia Escalante Galindo
Telephone: +52 55 5761 2328 Ext. 3039 or 3044 or 3045; or +52 55 5578 2395; +52 55 5578-4075
Emergency telephone: +52 55 5627 6900
Fax: +52 55 5761-2594
E-mail: ciatimss@yahoo.com.mx

Mexico City México
Servicio de Información de Toxicología (para agroquímicos) (SINTOX)
Tintoreto 32, Edif. A, Desp. 2
Colonia Noche Buena - Mixcoac
Casilla Postal 03720
México D.F.
Director: Dr Victoria Mata
Telephone: +52 55 5598 6669 or +52 55 5611 2634
Emergency telephone: 01 800 009 2800
Fax: +52 55 5598 6666
E-mail: vmata@amifac.org.mx

Centro Toxicológico
Hospital Infantil de México"Federico Gómez"
Depto. de Toxicología adscrito a Urgencias
Dr Márquez No. 162 - Colonia Doctores
Deleg. Cuauhtémoc
Casilla Postal 06720
México D.F.
Director: Dr Olga B. Martínez Pantaleón
Telephone: +52 55 5578 8067 or +52 55 5228 9917 Ext. 1099
Emergency telephone: +52 55 5578 8067
Fax: +52 55 5761 8974
E-mail: olgapantaleon@prodigy.net.mx

Centro de Información Toxicológica
Departamento de Urgencias y Toxicología Hospital de Pediatria
Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI - I.M.S.S.
Col. Doctores
C. P. 06720
México D.F.
Director: Dr Patricia Escalante Galindo
Telephone: +52 5761 2328 Ext. 3039, 3044, 3045 or +52 5578 2395 or +52 5578 4075 or +52 5627 6900
Fax: +52 5761 2594 or +52 5761 0258
E-mail: ciatimss@yahoo.com

Monterrey
Centro de Información Toxicológica
Departamento de Farmacología-Toxicologia
Faculdad de Medicina
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon
Av. Gonzalitos No. 235 Nte
Colonia Mitras
Apartado Postal 146
Casilla Postal 66220
Monterrey
Nuevo Leon
Director: Dr Oscar Torres Alanís
Telephone: +52 1 81 8348 6883 or 8348 6936
Fax: +52 1 81 8348 7763 or +52 1 81 8348 6936
E-mail: otorres@ccr.dsi.uanl.mx

Tepic
Centro Regional de Toxicología de Nayarit
Secretaría de Salud Ambiental, Servicios de Salud de Nayarit
Dr Gustavo Baz, 33 Sur - Colonia Fray
Junipero Serra
Tepic, Nayarit
Director: Dr Norma Lamas Nolasco
Telephone: +52 32 14 2378 Ext. 309
Fax: +52 32 13 1180 or 13 5547 or 13 2176

Veracruz
Centro de Información Toxicológica de Veracruz (CITVER)
Hospital General de Veracruz SSA
5° piso
Calle 20 de Noviembre 1074
Co. Centro
C.P. 91700
Veracruz
Director: Dr Manuel Salazar Ortega
Telephone: +52 1 229 932 9753 or +52 1 229 931 7848
Fax: +52 1 229 932 2705
E-mail: citver@terra.com.mx

Villahermosa
Departamento de Toxicología
Hospital "Dr Gustavo Rovirosa Pérez" Coordinación Urgencias
Calle Tres s/n,
Colonia el Recreo,
Villahermosa
Tabasco
Director: Dr Manuel Antonio Peña Vidal
Telephone: +52 993 57 1111; +52 993 57 0780; +52 993 57 0872; +52 993 57 0879 Ext. 22
Fax: +52 993 57 0780; +52 993 57 0781

Xochimílco
Centro de Atención Toxicológica Xochimílco
Av. Prolongación Esquina Avenida México s/n
Xochimílco
Director: Dr Emilia Arriaga Armenta
Telephone: +52 676 2767 or 676 2885

NICARAGUA

Managua
Centro Nacional de Toxicología
Dirección de Sustancias Tóxicas, Ministerio de Salud Pública
Complejo de Salud "Concepción Palacios", Pista Rubenia
Managua
Director: Dr Jesús Marin Ruiz
Telephone: +505 289 4061
Fax: +505 289 3328
E-mail: cn-toxic@minsa.gob.ni

PARAGUAY

Asunción
Centro Nacional de Toxicología. Emergencias Médicas
Avda Gral Santos y Teodoro S. Mongels
Asunción
Director: Professor Dr Evelio Cardozo Melgarejo
Telephone: +595 21 204800 ext. 011
Emergency telephone: +595 21 220418
Fax: +595 21 220418
E-mail: cntox@rieder.net.py

PERU

Lima
Centro de Información, Control Toxicológico y Apoyo a la Gestión Ambiental (CICOTOX)
Jr. Puno 1002
Jardín Botanico
Lima
Director: Professor Rosalía Anaya Pajuelo
Telephone: +51 1 328 7398
Fax: +51 1 328 4741
E-mail: cicotox@sanfer.unmsm.edu.pe, roguina@LatinMail.com

PUERTO RICO

Santurce
San Jorge Children's Hospital Poison Center
Calle San Jorge #252
Santurce,
Puerto Rico 00912
Telephone: +1 787 727 1000 Ext. 4437
Emergency telephone: +1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 787 726 5660
Web site: http://www.poisoncenter.net/

SURINAME

Paramaribo
Drug and Poisons Information Centre
Diakonessen Hospital
Paramaribo
Director: Dr J.F.M. de Kom
Telephone: + 597 499 644 Ext 321 or 298
Fax: +597 499 224
E-mail: dekomj@sr.net

TRINIDAD

Port of Spain
National Poisons Centre
Pharmacology Unit
Faculty of Medical Sciences
University of the West Indies
Eric Williams Medical Science Complex
Champfleur
Director: Dr Lexley Pinto Pereira
Telephone: +1 868 663 8613
Emergency telephone: +1 868 645 7466
Fax: +1 868 663 8613
E-mail: uwi_poison@hotmail.com

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The National Poisons Emergency number is 1 800 222 1222 See also: American Association of Poisons Control Centers http://www.aapcc.org/

Albuquerque
New Mexico Poison & Drug Information Center
Health Science Center Library, Room 130
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
New Mexico 87131-1076
Director: Blaine (Jess) Benson
Telephone: +1 505 272 4261
Emergency telephone: +1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 505 272 5892
Web site: http://hsc.unm.edu/pharmacy/poison

Amarillo
Texas Panhandle Poison Center
Northwest Texas Hospital
1501 South Coulter Drive
Amarillo
Texas 79106
Medical Director: Shu Shum
Manager: Mary Lou Nester
Telephone: +1 806 354 1630
Emergency telephone: +1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 806 354 1667
E-mail: shumshu@yahoo.com

Atlanta
Georgia Poison Centre
Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital
Grady Health System
80 Jesse Hill Drive, SE
P.O. Box 26066
Altanta
Georgia 30303-3050
Director: Gaylord P. Lopez
Telephone: +1 404 616 9237
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222, +1 404 616 9287
Fax: +1 404 616 6657, or +1 404 616 9288 (Poison Center)
Web site: http://www.georgiapoisoncenter.org/

Baltimore
Maryland Poison Center
University of Maryland at Baltimore
School of Pharmacy
20 North Pine Street, PH 772
Baltimore
Maryland 21201
Director: Bruce D. Anderson
Telephone: +1 410 706 7604
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 410 706 7184
E-mail: banderso@rx.umaryland.edu
Web site: http://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/~mpc/

Birmingham
Regional Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital
1600 7th Avenue South
Birmingham
Alabama 35233
Director: William D. King
Telephone: +1 205 939 9720
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 205 939-9245 or +1 205 939-6877
Web site: http://www.chsys.org/

Boston
Regional Center for Poison Control & Prevention serving Massachusetts & Rhode Island
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston
Massachusetts 02115
Director: Alan D. Woolf
Telephone: +1 617 355 6609
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 617 738 0032
Web site: http://www.maripoisoncenter.com/

Buffalo
Western New York Regional Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital of Buffalo
219 Bryant Street
Buffalo
New York 14222
Director: Prashant Joshi
Telephone: +1 716 878 7654
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 716 878 1150 (admin) or +1 716 878 7857 (Poison Center)

Burlington
Vermont Poison Center
Fletcher Allen Health Care
111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington
Vermont 05401
Director: Leslie Mahoney
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 802 8474802

Charleston
West Virginia Poison Center
3110 MacCorkle Avenue SE
Charleston
West Virginia 25304
Director: Elizabeth J. Scharman, Pharm. D.
Telephone: +1 304 347 1212
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 304 388 9560
E-mail: ramseydiana@hotmail.com
Web site: http://www.wvpoisoncenter.org/

Charlotte
Carolinas Poison Center
Carolinas Medical Center
5000 Airport Center Parkway, Suite B
Charlotte, N.C. 28208
Director: Marsha Ford, MD
Educator: Caroline C. Taddei
Telephone: +1 704 395 3795
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 704 395 4100 or 704 395 3754
E-mail: marsha.ford@carolinahealthcare.org
Web site: http://www.carolinas.org/services/poison/

Charlottesville
Blue Ridge Poison Center
Jefferson Park Place
1222 Jefferson Park Ave
Charlottesville
VA 22903
Director: Christopher Holstege, MD
Telephone: +1 434 924 0347
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 434 971 8657
E-mail: ch2xf@virginia.edu
Web site: http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/brpc/

Chicago
Illinois Poison Center
222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1900
Chicago
Illinois 60606
Director: Michael Wahl
Telephone: +1 312 906 6136
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222, +1 312 906 6185
Fax: +1 312 803 5400
Web site: http://www.mchc.org/ipc

Cincinnati
Cincinnati Drug & Poison Information Center
Regional Poison Control System
3333 Burnet Avenue, Vernon Place, 3rd Floor
Cincinnati
Ohio 45229-9004
Director: Earl Siegel
Telephone: +1 513 636 5063
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222, +1 513 636 5111
Fax: +1 513 636 5069
Web site: http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/dpic/

Cleveland
Greater Cleveland Poison Control Center
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio 44106-6007
Director: Michael D. Reed
Telephone: +1 216 844 1573
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 216 844 3242 (Poisons centre) or +1 216 844 5122 (Director)

Columbia
Palmetto Poison Center
College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina
Columbia
South Carolina 29208
Director: Brooks C. Metts
Telephone: +1 803 777 7909
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 803 777 6127
Web site: http://www.pharm.sc.edu/pps/pps.htm

Columbus
Central Ohio Poison Center
700 Children's Drive, Room L032
Columbus
OH 43205
Director: William R. Wolowich
Telephone: +1 614 722 2635
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222, +1 614 228 2272
Fax: +1 614 221 2672
Web site: http://www.bepoisonsmart.com/

Dallas
North Texas Poison Center, Texas Poison Center Network
Parkland Memorial Hospital
5201 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas
Texas 75235
Director: Greene Shepherd
Telephone: +1 214 589 0911
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 214 590 5008 (admin) +1 214 590 5003 (specialist)
E-mail: mailto:gsheph@parknet.pmh.org"
Web site: http://www.poisoncenter.org/

Denver
Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center
1010 Yosemite Street, Suite 200
Denver
Colorado 80230-6800
Director: Richard C. Dart
Telephone: +1 303 739 1100
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 303 739 1119
Web site: http://www.rmpdc.org/

Detroit
Regional Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital of Michigan
4160 John R. Harper Professional Office Building, Suite 616
Detroit
Michigan 48201
Director: Susan C. Smolinske
Telephone: +1 313 745 5335
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or 800 356 3232
Fax: +1 313 745 5493 or +1 313 745 7464
E-mail: dmcpcc@dmc.org
Web site: http://www.mitoxic.org/

El Paso
West Texas Regional Poison Center
Thomason Hospital
4815 Alameda Avenue
El Paso
Texas 79905
Director: Leo Artalejo III
Telephone: +1 915 534 3800
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 915 534 3809
Web site: http://www.poisoncenter.org/

Fargo
North Dakota Poison Information Center
Meritcare Medical Center
720 4th Street North
Fargo
North Dakota 58122
Director: Brien Nelson
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 701 2345090

Farmington
Connecticut Poison Control Center
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington
CT 06030-5365
Director: Mary A. McCormick
Telephone: +1 860 679 4540
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or +1 866 218 5372
Fax: +1 860 679 1623 or 1 860 679 1137
Web site: http://poisoncontrol.uchc.edu/

Galveston
Southeast Texas Poison Center
The University of Texas Medical Branch
3.112 Trauma Building
Galveston
Texas 77555-1175
Director: Michael D. Ellis
Telephone: +1 409 766 4403
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or +1 409 765 1420
Fax: +1 409 772 3917
E-mail: mellis@utmb.edu
Web site: http://www.utmb.edu/setpc

Grand Rapids
Regional Poison Center, DeVos Children’s Hospital
1300 Michigan, NE, Suite 203
Grand Rapids
Michigan 49503
Director: John H. Trestrail III
Telephone: +1 616 391 9099
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 616 391-8417
Web: http://www.spectrum-health.org/

Hershey
Central Pennsylvania Poison Center
Pennsylvania State University
The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
MC H043, P.O. Box 850
500 University Drive
Hershey
Pennsylvania 17033-0850
Director: J. Ward Donovan
Telephone: +1 717 531 7057
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 717 531 6932 (Poison Center) or +1 717 531 4441 (Admin)
Web site: http://www.pennstatepoisoncenter.com/

Honolulu
Hawaii Poison Center
1319 Punahou Street,
Honolulu
Hawaii 96826
Director: Debbie Ahina
Telephone: +1 808 535 7920
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 808 535 7922

Indianapolis
Indiana Poison Center
Methodist Hospital / Clarian Health Partners
I-65 at 21st Street
Indianapolis
IN 46206-1367
Director: James B. Mowry
Telephone: +1 317 962 2335
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or +1 317 962 2336, or 1 800 382 9097 (IN only)
Fax: +1 317 962 2337(Poison Center), +1 317 962 5825 (Admin)
E-mail: mshowalt@clarian.org
Web site: http://www.clarian.org/clinical/poisoncontrol

Jackson
Mississippi Regional Poison Control Center
University of Mississippi Medical Centre
2500 North State Street
Jackson
Mississippi 39216
Director: Michael P. Hughes
Telephone: +1 601 984 1675
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 601 984 1676 or +1 601 984 1633

Jacksonville
Florida Poison Information Center - Jacksonville
655 West 8th Street
Jacksonville
Florida 32209
Director: Jay L. Schauben
Telephone: +1 904 244 4465
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 904 244 4063
Web site: http://www.fpicn.org/

Kansas City
Mid-America Poison Control Center
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Room B-400
Kansas City
Kansas 66160-7231
Director: Cynthia Holmes
Telephone: +1 913 588 6639/6638
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 913 588 2350
E-mail: mapcc@kumc.edu

Lebanon
New Hampshire Poison Information Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon
NH 03756
Director: Lin Courtemanche
Telephone: +1 603 650 6318
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or (direct dial outside New Hampshire +1 603 650 8000)
Fax: +1 603 650 8986
Web site: http://www.hitchcock.org/

Little Rock
Arkansas Poison & Drug Information Center
College of Pharmacy
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 West Markham, Mail Slot 522-2
Little Rock
Arkansas 72205
Director: Howell Foster
Telephone: +1 501 296 5532
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 501 296 1451

Louisville
Kentucky Regional Poison Center
Medical Towers South, Suite 847
234 East Gray Street
Louisville
Kentucky 40202
Director: Henry A. Spiller
Telephone: +1 502 629 7264
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 512 629 7277
Web site: http://www.krpc.com/

Madera
California Poison Control System - Fresno/Madera Division
Children's Hospital Central California
9300 Valley Children’s Place, MB15
Madera
CA 93638-8762
Director: Richard J. Geller
Telephone: +1 559 622 2300
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 559 622 2322
Web site: http://www.calpoison.org/

Memphis
Southern Poison Center
University of Tennessee
875 Monroe Avenue, Suite 104
Memphis
Tennessee 38163
Director: Peter A. Chyka
Telephone: +1 901 448 6800
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 901 448 5419

Miami
Florida Poison Information Center - Miami
University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital
P.O. Box 016910 (R-131)
Miami
FL 33101
Director: Richard S. Weisman
Medical Director: Jeffrey Bernstein
Telephone: +1 305 585 5250
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 305 545 9762
E-mail: rweisman@med.miami.edu
Web site: http://www.fpicn.org/

Milwaukee
Poison Center
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
P.O. Box 1997, Mail Stop 677A
Milwaukee
Wisconsin 53201-1997
Director: Ernest Stremski
Telephone: +1 414 266 6773
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 414 266 6793
E-mail: ernest@mcw.edu

Mineola
Long Island Regional Poison & Drug Information Center
Winthrop University Hospital
259 First Street
Mineola
New York 11501
Director: Dr M. McGuigan
Telephone: +1 516 663 4574
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 516 663 9303
E-mail: pcontrol@winthrop.org
Web site: http://www.lirpdic.org/

Minneapolis
Hennepin Regional Poison Center
Hennepin County Medical Center
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis
MN 55415
Director: Deborah L. Anderson
Telephone: +1 612 347 3144 / +1 612 347 2107
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 612 904 4289
Web site: http://www.mnpoison.org/

Monroe
Louisiana Drug & Poison Information Center
University of Louisiana at Monroe
College of Pharmacy
Sugar Hall
Monroe
Louisiana 71209-6430
Director: Mark Ryan
Telephone: +1 318 342 3648
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 318 342 1744
Web site: http://www.lapcc.org/

Nashville
Middle Tennessee Poison Center
501 Oxford House
1313 21st Avenue South
Nashville
Tennessee 37232-4632
Director: Kim Barker
Telephone: +1 615 936 2034
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 12
22 Fax: +1 615 936 2046 (admin) or (615) 936-2046 (hotline)

New York City
New York City Poison Control Center
NYC Bureau of Labs
455 First Avenue
Room 123, Box 81
New York
NY 10016
Director: Dr Robert Hoffman
Telephone: +1 212 764 7667
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 212 447 8223
E-mail: bobhoff@pol.net, Mmercuri@health.nyc.gov

Newark
New Jersey Poison Information & Education System
located at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
65 Bergen Street
Newark NJ 07107-3001
Director: Steven M. Marcus
Telephone: +1 973 926 9280
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 973 643 2537
Web site: http://www.njpies.org/

Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center
940 North East 13th Street, Room 3510
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma 73104
Director: Lee McGoodwin
Telephone: +1 405 271 5062
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 405 271 1816
Web site: http://www.oklahomapoison.org/

Omaha
The Poison Center
Children’s Hospital
8200 Dodge Street
Omaha
Nebraska 68114
Director: Kathy Jacobitz
Telephone: +1 402 955 6976
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 402 955 6987
Web site: http://www.poison-center.com/

Phoenix
Samaritan Regional Poison Center
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Centre,
1111 E. McDowell Road - Ancillary 1
Phoenix
Arizona 85006
Director: Richard G. Thomas
Telephone: +1 602 495 4884
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 (or +1 602 253 3334)
Fax: +1 602 256 7579
E-mail: poisoncenter@bannerhealth.com

Philadelphia
The Poison Control Center
at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4303
Director: Matthew J. Land
Telephone: +1 215 590-2003
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 215 590 4419
Web site: http://poisoncontrol.chop.edu//

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Poison Center
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
3705 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania 15213
Director: Edward P. Krenzelok
Telephone: +1 412 390 3300
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 (in Western Pennsylvania) or +1 412 681 6669 (outside Western Pennsylvania. This is also the number for international calls, as well for emergency assistance)
Fax: +1 412 390 3311 or +1 412 390 3312
Web site: http://www.chp.edu/clinical/03a_poison.php

Portland (Maine)
Northern New England Poison Center
Maine Medical Center
22 Bramhall Street
Portland
ME 04102
Director: Karen E. Simone
Telephone: +1 207 842-7222
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 ,TTY: 1 877 299 4447
Fax: +1 207 773-8546 or :+1 207 871-6226 (Poison Center)

Portland (Oregon)
Oregon Poison Center
Oregon Health Sciences University,
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, CB550
Portland
Oregon 97239
Director: Sandy Giffin
Telephone: +1 503 494 8600
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 503 494 4980
Web site: http://www.ohsu.edu/poison

Richmond
Virginia Poison Center
401 N 12th Street
P.O. Box 980522
Richmond
Virginia 23298-0522
Director: S. Rutherfoord Rose
Telephone: +1 804 828 4780
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 804 828 5291 or +1 804 828 4686
Web site: http://www.vcu.edu/mcved/

Rochester
The Finger Lakes Regional Poison & Drug Information Center
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, P.O. Box 321
Rochester
New York 14642
Director: John G. Benitez
Telephone: +1 585 273 4155
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 585 244 7677

Sacramento
California Poison Control System – Sacramento Division
University of California , Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento
CA 95817-2201
Director: Judith A. Alsop
Telephone: +1 916 227 1400
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 916 227 1414
Web site: http://www.calpoison.org/

Saint Louis
Missouri Regional Poison Center
7980 Clayton Rd
Suite 200
St. Louis
MO 63117
Director: Michael W. Thompson
Telephone: +1 314 772 8300
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222 or +1 314 612-5705
Fax: +1 314 612 5740
E-mail: michael_thompson@ssmhc.com

Salt Lake City
Utah Poison Control Center
410 Chipeta Way, Suite 230
Salt Lake City
Utah 84108
Director: Barbara Insley Crouch
Telephone: +1 801 581 7504
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 801 581 4199
E-mail: RHULEN.RMEC.UHC@hsc.utah.edu
Web site: http://uuhsc.utah.edu/poison

San Antonio
South Texas Poison Center
University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
Department of Surgery, Mail Code 7849
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio
Texas 78229-3900
Director: William A. Watson
Telephone: +1 210 567 5762
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 210 567 5718
E-mail: stpc@uthscsa.edu
Web site:http://www.uthscsa.edu/surgery/poisoncenter

San Diego
California Poison Control System
San Diego Division
University of California,
San Diego Medical Center
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego
CA 92103-8925
Director: Anthony S. Manoguerra
Telephone: +1 858 715 6300
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 858 715 6323
Web site: http://www.calpoison.org/

San Francisco
California Poison Control System
San Francisco Division
San Francisco General Hospital
UCSF Box 1369
1001 Potrero Avenue, Room 1E86
San Francisco
California 94143-1369
Director: Thomas E. Kearney
Telephone: +1 415 502 6000
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 415 502 6010, +1 415 502-6060 (hotline)
E-mail: pcctk@itsa.ucsf.edu
Web site: http://www.calpoison.org/

Seattle
Washington Poison Center
155 NE 100th Street, Suite 400
Seattle
Washington 98125-8011
Director: Stephen Bobbink
Telephone: +1 206 517 2350
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 206 526 8490

Sioux City
Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center
St. Luke's/Iowa Health System and The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
2910 Hamilton Boulevard Lower A
Sioux City
Iowa 51104
Director: Linda B. Kalin
Telephone: +1 712 279 3710
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 712 234 8775
Web site: http://www.iowapoison.org/

Syracuse
Central New York Poison Center
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse
New York 13210
Director: Christine Stork
Telephone: +1 315 464 7078
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 315 464 7077
Web site: http://www.cnypoison.org/

Tampa
Florida Poison Information Center - Tampa
Tampa General Hospital
P.O. Box 1289
Tampa
Florida 33601
Director: Vincent Speranza
Telephone: +1 813 844 7044
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 813 844 4443
Web site: http://www.fpicn.org/

Temple
Central Texas Poison Center
Scott & White Memorial Hospital
2401 South 31st Street
Temple
TX 76508
Director: Douglas J. Borys
Telephone: +1 254 724 7405
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 254 724 7408
Web site: http://www.poisoncontrol.org/

Tucson
Arizona Poison & Drug Information Center
Arizona Health Sciences Center
Room 1156
1501 North Campbell Avenue
Tucson
Arizona 85724
Director: Theodore G. Tong
Telephone: +1 602 6266016
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 520 6262720
Web site: http://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/centers/apdic/apdic.shtml

Tuscaloosa
Alabama Poison Center
2503 Phoenix Drive
Tuscaloosa
Alabama 35045
Director: John G. Fisher III
Telephone: +1 (205) 345-0609
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 205 343-7410
Web site:http://www.alapoisoncenter.org/

Washington
National Capital Poison Center
3201 New Mexico Avenue NW, Suite 310
Washington
DC 20016
Director: Toby Litovitz
Telephone: +1 202 362 3867
Emergency telephone: 1 800 222 1222
Fax: +1 202 362 8377

URUGUAY

Montevideo
Centro de Información y Asesoramiento Toxicológico (CIAT)
Hospital de Clínicas
Avenida Italia s/n Piso 7
Montevideo
Director: Professor Dr Mabel Burger
Telephone: +598 2 480 4000
Emergency telephone: +598 2 1722
Fax: +598 2 487 0300
E-mail: hcciat@hc.edu.uy

VENEZUELA

Barinas
Fundación Centro Toxicológico de Barinas (FUNCETOXBA)
Emergencias Hospital Central "Luis Razetti"
Calle Cedeno
Barinas 5201
Director: Dr Olga Fontiveros de Mazzei
Telephone: +58 273 5520294
Fax: +58 273 5520294

Barquisimeto
Centro Toxicológico de la Región Centro Occidental (CTRCO)
Hospital Central "Antonio María Pineda"
Casilla Postal 3001
Apartado Postal 658
Barquisimeto, Estado Lara
Director: Dr Omaira Bastidas
Telephone: +58 251 2519743
Fax: +58 251 2329139

Caracas
Servicio de Información de Medicamentos y Tóxicos (SIMET)
Faculdad de Farmacia, Piso 6
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Casilla Postal 1040
Los Chaguaramos, Ciudad Universitaria
Caracas
Director: Dr Daniela Pasqualatto
Telephone: +58 212 605 2686 or 606 2732
Emergency telephone: 0 800 8694267
Fax: +58 212 605 2736
E-mail: simet@camelot.rect.ucv.ve or pasqualattod@yahoo.com

La Victoria
Centro de Información y Asesoramiento Toxicológica (CIATVI)
Hospital General de la Victoria
La Victoria 2121, Estado Aragua
Director: Dr Rafael Escobar
Telephone: +58 244 3210453 or 3210445
Emergency telephone: +58 244 3211435

Maracay
Unidad de Toxicología Regional (UTR)
Hospital Civil de Maracay, Planta Alta.
Calle Brión, Frente a la Plaza Bolívar
Maracay, Estado Aragua
Director: Dr Yelitza Reyes F.
Telephone: +58 243 2327815
Fax: +58 43 337565
E-mail: utr@tycom.com.ve

Valencia
Centro de Asesoramiento Tocicológico "Dr Jorge Lizárraga" (CATOX)
Departamento de Toxicología
Ciudad Hospitalaria
Av. Lisandro Alvarado
Valencia. Estado Carabobo
Director: Dr Isaura Moleiro
Telephone: +58 241 8316662
Emergency telephone: +58 241 8316911
Fax: +58 241 8359475

Pabellón 5, Bioanálisis, Psiquiátrico de Barbula
Centro de Investigaciones Toxicológicas (CITUC)
Calle 144 N°. Rio 211
Universidad de Carabobo
Valencia. Carabobo
Director: Dr Maritza Rojas
Telephone: +58 241 8237530 or 824 7256
Fax: +58 241 823 7530
E-mail: cituc@telcel.net.ve