 Have you mixed your pain meds, your sleep meds, your allergy meds? Call the poison helpline. Has your child eaten a tube of toothpaste, a chip of paint, a wild mushroom? Call the poison helpline. Have you been bitten by a spider, a snake, an insect? Call the poison helpline. Poisonings can happen at the home, on the job, or in the great outdoors. Call the poison helpline first for fast, free advice from medical professionals.