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Welcome to the Minnesota Regional Poison Center’s Poison Prevention Training Program. We would like to acknowledge the Georgia Poison Center for their collaborative efforts on this project.
By completing this course you will become a Volunteer Community Poison Prevention Educator for the Minnesota Regional Poison Center. Hopefully, after completing this program you will be able to teach others about poisonings and what to do in a poisoning emergency. Anyone living and/or working in Minnesota, North Dakota, or South Dakota is welcome to complete the course and use the online poison prevention resource center. If you do not live/work in our served regions, please contact your local poison center for available training and resources. ***Note: if you are seeking Growing Futures credit please email injury@nd.gov to obtain Growing Futures credit. Growing Futures is in North Dakota.
After completion of all lessons, quizzes, test, and evaluation you will gain full access to the resource center. To access your course outline click here.
- Introduction and Pre-Test
- Lesson 1: About U.S. Poison Centers And The Minnesota Regional Poison Center
- Lesson 2: Understanding The Poisoning Problem
- Lesson 3: Common Poisons And Prevention
- Lesson 4: What To Do In Case Of A Poisoning
- Lesson 5: Sharing Poison Prevention Information With Your Community
- Post-Test and Evaluation
It takes approximately two hours to complete this course but progress is saved so you do not have to finish it in one sitting. We appreciate your time and commitment to this program!