Many countries have a number of 24-hour call centres offering first aid advice in an emergency. These are in addition to the emergency ambulance number, and provide assistance in the event of poisonings, snake bite, drug overdose and other situations where first aid is vital.
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- Victorian Poisons Information Centre Provides contact details in Australia, advice on prevention, first aid guides, and information sheets to download on bites, stings, and household dangers.
- State Poison Control Centers A directory of US Poison Control Centers.
- Carolinas Poison Center The Center, by the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), offering information for bites, poisons, snakes and bugs. Includes a section on stopping childhood poisoning.
- Montreal emergency phone numbers Montreal emergency phone numbers: fire department, ambulance, police, info crime, gas, Kids Help Phone, child abuse and distress centers