[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2006)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 13243-13244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2563]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 7988 of March 10, 2006

                
National Poison Prevention Week, 2006

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                National Poison Prevention Week helps raise awareness 
                about the dangers of poison exposure. Our Nation has 
                made great progress in reducing the number of poison-
                related deaths and injuries since the first National 
                Poison Prevention Week in 1962, yet poisonings remain a 
                threat to the health and safety of many Americans.

                Approximately 1 million of our Nation's children under 
                the age of 5 are exposed to poisonous substances each 
                year. Most of these instances are preventable and 
                result from the ingestion of household products. The 
                Consumer Product Safety Commission requires child-
                resistant packaging for many medicines and household 
                chemicals, and it is important for parents and adults 
                to remember to act responsibly by storing these 
                substances out of the reach of children.

                The most common cause of death due to accidental 
                poisoning results from exposure to carbon monoxide, an 
                odorless, colorless gas that is produced by products 
                such as grills, gas stoves, water heaters, and 
                automobiles. Every year, more than 500 Americans die 
                from carbon monoxide poisoning, usually during winter 
                months. Knowledge is the key to preventing this kind of 
                poisoning. Placing a carbon monoxide alarm on each 
                level of a home, and especially near bedrooms, is a 
                good way to monitor air quality and remain alert to 
                potentially high levels of carbon monoxide.

                Information about poison exposure and how homes can be 
                made safer is available at the Centers for Disease 
                Control and Prevention website, www.cdc.gov/health/poisoning.html, and the Poison Prevention Week Council 
                website, www.poisonprevention.org. In case of 
                emergency, families can contact their nearest Poison 
                Control Center, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by 
                calling 1-800-222-1222. By working together and taking 
                the appropriate precautions, we can help to prevent 
                deaths and injuries caused by accidental poisonings.

                To encourage Americans to learn more about the dangers 
                of accidental poisonings and to take appropriate 
                preventive measures, the Congress, by joint resolution 
                approved September 26, 1961, as amended (75 Stat. 681), 
                has requested the President to issue a proclamation 
                designating the third week of March each year as 
                ``National Poison Prevention Week.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 19 
                through March 25, 2006, as National Poison Prevention 
                Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week by 
                participating in appropriate activities and by learning 
                how to prevent poisonings, especially among children.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                tenth day of March, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand six, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.

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[FR Doc. 06-2563
Filed 3-14-06; 8:45 am]
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