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| | Closing poison center costly, officials say (printable version) |
 | | But the poison center is scheduled to shut its doors at the end of this month, following a national trend of centers crippled or closed by budget cuts. |
 | | Neither state has its own poison control center, as their small populations wouldn't justify a full-time, fully staffed operation, said Sandy Giffin, director of the Oregon Poison Center. |
 | | Because the Oregon Poison Center handles most of its calls entirely by telephone, Giffin said, it saves money that would otherwise be spent calling 9-1-1, dispatching an ambulance, transporting victims to the hospital and treating them in the emergency room. |
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