نتایج جستجو برای: poison center

تعداد نتایج: 287402  

Journal: :Journal of the World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine 1987

Background: Chemical exposure is a major health problem globally. Poison control centers (PCCs) play a leading role both in developed and developing countries in the prevention and control of poisonous chemical exposures. In this study, we aimed to assess the current state of PCCs in Pakistan and highlight capacity building needs in these centers. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of the two re...

Journal: :Pediatric emergency care 2006
Thomas E Kearney Stephanie L Van Bebber Patricia H Hiatt Kent R Olson

OBJECTIVES Most pediatric poisonings have favorable outcomes and are managed in the home by poison control centers utilizing protocols that deem products or substances as nontoxic. We sought to evaluate the validity of protocols for nontoxics. METHODS This is retrospective study in which poison control center case records within a statewide poison control center system during calendar year 20...

Journal: :Disaster medicine and public health preparedness 2008
Mathias B Forrester

INTRODUCTION On 24 September 2005, Hurricane Rita made landfall in eastern Texas, resulting in the mandatory evacuation of 16 counties and declaration of disaster areas in 22 counties afterward. HYPOTHESIS This study tested whether the evacuation and hurricane landfall affected the pattern of Texas poison center calls. METHODS Texas poison center calls received from the 22 disaster-area cou...

Journal: :The Journal of Toxicological Sciences 1998

2017
Zachary Faigen Lana Deyneka Anne Hakenewerth Michael C. Beuhler

Introduction CPC provides the 24/7/365 poison hotline for the entire state of North Carolina and currently handles approximately 80,000 calls per year. CPC consultation services that assist callers with poison exposure, diagnosis, optimal patient management, therapy, and patient disposition guidance remain indispensable to the public and health care providers. Poison control center data have be...

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