Kentucky Regional Poison Center

Emergency Hotline: (800) 222-1222 or (502) 589-8222

The Kentucky Regional Poison Center is open 24 hours a day/365 days a year.

• Professional education and information
• Kentucky poison statistics 
• Contact 

Potential Questions Asked During a Hotline Call
The center staff will ask a number of questions to help determine if a poisoning danger exists. Questions may include:  

• Patient’s name
• Phone number of the caller
• Age and weight (if patient is a child)
• The name of the substance involved in the exposure
• Amount of the substance involved or missing
• Symptoms

Educational Programs and Health Fairs
The poison center is available to provide educational programs and participate in health fairs for children and adults in Kentucky. If you would like to schedule a poison prevention educational program for your community organization or school, contact Teresa Blair, public poison prevention educator.

Staff
The center is staffed with well-trained experts – dedicated, licensed nurses and board-certified physicians specially skilled in clinical toxicology. Many of our nurses and physicians have handled more than 20,000 poisoning cases each. Some senior staff members have handled more than 50,000 cases each.