Mr. Yuk

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In 1971, Mr. Yuk was created by the Pittsburgh Poison Center at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Since then, Mr. Yuk has been used to educate children and adults about poison prevention and to promote poison center awareness. In addition, Mr. Yuk has raised awareness that poison centers are available 24 hours-a-day, every day of the year to assist in the management of poisoning emergencies.

Every Mr. Yuk sticker contains the name of the nearest poison center and the national toll-free poison help telephone number: 1-800-222-1222.

Last year alone Children's Hospital distributed several million Mr. Yuk stickers. Americans have introduced him to children in Europe, Asia and Iceland. Corporations have placed his face on the product labels of hazardous materials, and publishing companies have used the symbol in textbooks and standardized tests to represent poisons. Mr. Yuk was the first and continues to be the most commonly used poison education symbol in the nation.

The Pittsburgh Poison Center at Children's answers calls 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week and serves nearly 6 million residents in 44 counties of Pennsylvania. The center receives approximately 150,000 total calls each year. It also developed a hospital-based poison treatment system involving 70 hospitals in western Pennsylvania. Twelve national businesses and industrial corporations rely on the center for poison consultation. Poison Center staff are highly trained clinical toxicology nurse specialists.

Order additional poison prevention educational materials at www.mryuk.com.

To request a free sheet of Mr. Yuk stickers, please send a self-addressed stamped business size envelope to:

Mr. Yuk
Pittsburgh Poison Center
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
3705 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2583