Kentucky Poison Control Center

American regional poison control centre at Louisville in Kentucky, founded in 1954 as the third such centre in the country and run as part of Norton Children's Hospital, serving all one hundred and twenty counties of the state. Answers poisoning and exposure calls free of charge around the clock through the national poison help line, staffed by nurses and pharmacists certified as specialists in poison information with physicians board certified in medical toxicology, advises hospitals and the public on treatment, and runs poison prevention education and surveillance.