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A Grand Valley State University nursing graduate, Nicole O’Connor, RN, CSPI, spent nine years fielding emergency calls at a regional poison control center, helping parents through frantic moments when a toddler swallowed household cleaners or cosmetics. She now works as an in-house health writer for Biology Insights, specializing in accidental ingestions and domestic hazards. Still committed to clinical practice, she spends one day each week on the helpline triage desk. O’Connor lives in Michigan, where she stays current with pediatric toxicology protocols.

What Is Ammonia Sickness and How Is It Treated?
Is Eating Chalk Harmful? Health Risks & What to Do
Is Lead a Teratogen? How It Harms Fetal Development
What Happens If You Eat Super Glue?
Can You Eat Zinc Oxide? What Happens If You Do?
How Toxic Is Bromine? Health Effects and Exposure
What to Do After Exposure to Someone Who Had Radioactive Iodine
What Happens If You Swallow Chlorhexidine?
What Happens if You Get Nail Glue in Your Mouth?
Are Sharpie Fumes Toxic? The Risks Explained
What Happens If You Inhale Plastic?
Does Chloroform Kill You? How It Affects the Body
What Happens If You Inhale Baby Powder?
Is Mineral Oil Toxic? The Real Risks Explained
What Is Agent Orange Exposure? Health Effects Explained
What Happens If You Eat Fiberglass?
What Happens If You Inhale Chalk Dust?
What Happens If Pencil Lead Gets in Your Skin?
Is Turpentine Toxic on Skin? Symptoms & First Aid
What Happens If You Get Toilet Bowl Cleaner on Your Skin?
What Are the Symptoms of Bed Bug Spray Poisoning?
What Is Lidocaine Toxicity? Causes, Signs, and Management
Is Aluminum Oxide Toxic to Humans?
What Happens If You Eat Marker? Symptoms & What to Do
Is It Safe to Chew Indium? The Health Risks Explained
What Is Systemic Toxicity? Definition, Causes, and Effects
What Is Methyl Mercury and How Does It Affect Health?
What to Do If You Get Drain Cleaner on Your Skin
What Does Formic Acid Do to the Body?
Is Downy Fabric Softener Toxic to Your Health?