Recommendation for the establishment of a poison control center at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. [PDF]
Environ Anal Health Toxicol, 2020 There is currently no governmental body in South Korea resembling the type of poison center (PC) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). All Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries except for South Korea ...
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Despair in the time of COVID: A look at suicidal ingestions reported to the California Poison Control System during the pandemic. [PDF]
Acad Emerg Med, 2021 Despite concern that the global pandemic will worsen depression and suicide rates, there remain little data on its actual effect. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on suicidal ingestions reported to the ...
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Olanzapine poisoning in patients treated at the National Poison Control Centre in Belgrade, Serbia in 2017 and 2018: a brief review of serum concentrations and clinical symptoms [PDF]
Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju, 2022 Olanzapine is a thienobenzodiazepine class antipsychotic that strongly antagonises the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor, but acute poisonings are reported rarely.
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JAMA Netw Open, 2021 This cross-sectional study examines reports of cannabis exposure at US poison control centers for trends in patient and product characteristics, stratified by manufactured cannabis products and plant materials.
Dilley JA +4 more
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Food Confusion Between Edible and Poisonous Plants: A 22-Year Retrospective of the Southeastern France Poison Control Center [PDF]
ToxinsObjective: In some regions of the globe, accidental food confusion regarding plants can cause severe poisoning events and deaths. The aim of this study was to report on those confusions from the Marseille Poison Control Centre’s (PCC) experience from ...
Romain Torrents +7 more
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Guidelines for poison control. [PDF]
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2000 Guidelines for poison control. World Health Organisation. (Pp xii + 112; Sw fr 35; US $31.50; in developing countries: Sw fr 24.50). Geneva: WHO, 1997. ISBN 92 4 154487 2 The massive growth in the availability and use of chemical products has had different consequences in health.
Elena Ronda
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webPOISONCONTROL: can poison control be automated? [PDF]
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016 BACKGROUND: A free webPOISONCONTROL app allows the public to determine the appropriate triage of poison ingestions without calling poison control. If accepted and safe, this alternative expands access to reliable poison control services to those who ...
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A survey of poison control centers worldwide [PDF]
DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2012 To stem the rising incidence of toxic exposure as well as the associated morbidity and mortality, the past century has seen the establishment and evolution of poison control centers (PCCs) worldwide.
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Methanol poisoning outbreak in Saudi Arabia: a case series
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Outbreaks of methanol poisoning have been described in the medical literature in different regions around the world. Even though in Saudi Arabia a few outbreaks of methanol poisoning have occurred, they remain undocumented. Herein, we describe
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