Annual Reports
South Dakota Poison Report 2025
The Sanford Poison Center is designated by the South Dakota Department of Health to provide emergency poison management and poison prevention information to South Dakota residents through education, outreach, and material distribution statewide.
Learn more at sdpoison.org.
Poison Help Is Available 24/7
- Expert advice is available for the public and health care professionals at 1-800-222-1222.
- Poison Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year at no cost.
- Someone calls poison control every 15 seconds.
- Poison centers save taxpayers $3.1 billion every year in medical costs and lost productivity.
2025 South Dakota Poison Exposure Summary
In 2025, South Dakota residents made 7,150 calls for assistance, involving 7,427 poison exposures. By comparison, in 2024 there were 6,670 calls involving 6,963 product exposures.
Why Are Children More at Risk for Poison Exposures?
Children are at higher risk for poison exposures because substances are often left within reach, children may imitate adults taking medicine, they cannot read or recognize dangers, and they are naturally curious and often put things in their mouths.
Routes of Exposure and Medical Outcomes
The most common route of exposure was ingestion. Other routes included inhalation, dermal, ocular, parenteral, bite or sting, otic, aspiration, vaginal, other, and unknown exposures.
Most exposures resulted in no effect, minor effect, or were classified as non-toxic. Moderate effects occurred less frequently, while major effects and deaths were rare.
Top Substance Categories
Of the 9,666 substances involved in South Dakota poison exposures, the top substance categories included:
- Analgesics
- Antidepressants
- Household products
- Alcohols
- Antihistamines
- Sedatives
- Cardiovascular drugs
- Personal care products
- Stimulants
- Hormones
Community Benefit
For every $1 invested in poison center services, communities receive approximately $17 in benefits.
Time and Treatment
Poison exposure calls occurred throughout the day. In 2025, 56% of exposures were managed on site or in a non-health care facility, while 41% were managed in a health care facility. An additional 3% were categorized as AMA/refused, and the remaining percentage was unknown.
Poison Prevention Partnerships
The Sanford Poison Center partners with community volunteers across South Dakota to promote poison prevention education locally.
The Sanford Poison Center contracts with the Minnesota Regional Poison Center to manage all exposure-related calls.
All 53 certified poison centers upload data to the National Poison Data System every 5 minutes, providing a near real-time snapshot of poison call conditions nationwide.
View the full South Dakota Poison Report 2025 PDF.
The Annual Reports are available in PDF format.
Need help accessing these materials? We are working to make all documents on this page accessible. If you need this information in another format or would like to request edits, please call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 or contact the Sanford Poison Education Center at 605-328-6670, or email [email protected]—we’re happy to help.
If you suspect someone has been exposed to a poison or has questions about a possible poisoning,
call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222.