Poisons and antidotes /
Carol Turkington ; foreword by Shirley K. Osterhout.
- New York, NY : Facts on File, c1994.
- xi, 372 p. ; 24 cm.
If you must call a poison control center -- Rescue and treatment -- Entries A to Z -- Home testing kits for toxic substances -- Hotlines -- Newsletters -- Organizations -- Poison education and information materials -- Poisons by symptom -- Regional poison control centers -- Toxicity ratings of poisons.
Gives descriptions of more than 600 toxic substances, as well as the symptoms of and treatments for poisioning caused by these substances.