www.csssvc.qc.ca/services/capq.php
1 800 463-5060
The Quebec poison control center is comprised of a specialised team of
nurses and doctors trained to deal with emergency situations concerning
poisonings. It offers to the public as well as to medical professionals
an emergency toll-free
telephone service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The nurses and doctors of the poison control center are there to:
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Quickly suggest the proper measures to take when someone has ingested a poison;
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Provide information to health professionals on the effects and treatments of acute intoxications.
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Conduct research;
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Try to prevent intoxications.
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