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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, All citizens of Illinois should be made aware of 
3the ever-present dangers posed by potentially harmful 
4substances in their home, work, and play environments; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Children too often have access to over the counter 
6and prescription medications and potentially harmful household 
7products; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, the nation has been 
9observing National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW); the Illinois 
10Poison Center celebrates March as Illinois Poison Prevention 
11Month (IPPM) to help prevent unintentional poisonings and to 
12share tips for promoting community involvement in poison 
13prevention; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, In 2013, the Illinois Poison Center, the oldest 
15and one of the largest poison centers in the nation, will be 
16celebrating its 60th year of providing poison prevention and 
17treatment recommendations to the people of Illinois; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, The Illinois Poison Center is a mainstay in the 
19emergency medical care system of the State of Illinois and is 
20recognized nationally for its contributions to poison 
21treatment and prevention; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Nearly 50 percent of the 77,000  poisonings 
2reported last year to the Illinois Poison Center involved 
3children under the age of 5 and which most could have been 
4prevented; and
 
5    WHEREAS, More than 90 percent of the exposure calls 
6received from the public are treated over the phone, quickly 
7and safely by experienced, expert staff of the poison center 
8rather than in an emergency room; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we do hereby proclaim 
11March 2013 to be POISON PREVENTION MONTH in THE STATE OF 
12ILLINOIS and congratulate the Illinois Poison Center for 
13providing outstanding public education and treatment advice to 
14the State of Illinois for 60 years; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the Illinois Poison Center.