The California Poison Control System (CPCS) is the largest single provider of poison control services in the United States and California’s primary source for treatment advice and information in case of poison exposure for both residents and health professionals.

Services are free, operate 24/7, and interpreters are available at all times for over 100 languages.
The CPCS manages over 330,000 calls annually (~900 per day).
Poison control saves California over $70 million in health care costs and averts an estimated 61,000 emergency department visits annually.
Five toll-free help lines
Public Hotline
Medical Consultation Line
9-1-1
Speech and Hearing Impaired TTY Line
Public Education Line
Special services include
24-hour interpreter service for over 100 languages
HazMat
Public health and pesticide surveillance
Company contracts
One of California’s most efficient services
Every $1 spent on poison control services saves an estimated $7 in medical spending. This 7:1 cost-benefit ratio is more than three times that of child safety seats, smoke detectors, or bicycle helmets.
94 cents of every dollar of state funding is applied to program services.
Calls are handled quickly, accurately, professionally and free-of-charge all over the state 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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