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Decision Support for Intoxication Prediction Using Graph Convolutional Networks [PDF]

Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2020), 2020
Every day, poison control centers (PCC) are called for immediate classification and treatment recommendations if an acute intoxication is suspected. Due to the time-sensitive nature of these cases, doctors are required to propose a correct diagnosis and ...
A Kazi, H Burwinkel, JM Stokes, L Degenhardt, MM Bronstein, P Kulling, RTB Batista-Navarro, S Darmoni, S Parisot   +8 more
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A survey of poison control centers worldwide [PDF]

, 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.
Mazer, Maryann, Pourmand, Ali, Wang, Justin   +2 more
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Estimating influenza vaccine effectiveness using routine surveillance data among children aged 6–59 months for five consecutive influenza seasons

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Objectives: We aimed to estimate the pooled vaccine effectiveness (VE) in children over five winters through data linkage of two existing surveillance systems.
Wei-Ju Su, Ta-Chien Chan, Pei-Hung Chuang, Yu-Lun Liu, Ping-Ing Lee, Ming-Tsan Liu, Jen-Hsiang Chuang   +6 more
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Medical toxicology experience: Poisoning consultations cases registry in Saudi Ministry of Health -2020 annual report

Toxicology Reports, 2021
Introduction: Saudi poison control centers provide surveillance data that should be used to determine the magnitude of poisoning exposures and the level of public awareness that is to evaluate control measures.
Fawaz A. Al-Mousa, Ali M. Gado, Afaf M. Attia, Hany G. Tammam   +3 more
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Annual Report of Recorded Phone Calls to Iran's Drug and Poison Information Centers (2014-2015) [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2015
Background: The annual statistics of Drug and Poison Information Centers (DPICs) have critical role in public health planning. The objective of this study was to provide annual epidemiologic profile of drug inquiry and poisoning-related phone calls to ...
Talat Ghane, Yasna Behmanesh, Fardin Khazaei   +2 more
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Protecting Your Family from Unintentional Poisoning

EDIS, 2012
“In 2004, more than 2.4 million exposures to human toxins were reported to poison control centers in the United States. Almost all of them occurred in homes, and 85% percent of poison exposures were unintentional. More than half of them involved children
Donna Davis
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French Scorpionism (Mainland and Oversea Territories): Narrative Review of Scorpion Species, Scorpion Venom, and Envenoming Management

Toxins, 2022
Sixty-seven scorpion species have been described in France and its territories, where they have been found to be heterogeneously distributed. Indeed, only one species can be found on Réunion Island, while 38 species exist in French Guiana.
Jules-Antoine Vaucel, Sébastien Larréché, Camille Paradis, Arnaud Courtois, Jean-Marc Pujo, Narcisse Elenga, Dabor Résière, Weniko Caré, Luc de Haro, Jean-Christophe Gallart, Romain Torrents, Corinne Schmitt, Johan Chevalier, Magali Labadie, Hatem Kallel, French PCC Research Group   +15 more
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Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Prevention and Control of Poisoning in Pakistan [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2019
: Introduction: Poisoning is an important public health issue globally. There are very few poison control centers in Pakistan with a very limited capacity to deal with poisoning emergencies.
Nadeemullah Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Faysal Subhani, Salima Kerai, Nukhba Zia   +4 more
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Exotic Snakebites Reported to Pennsylvania Poison Control Centers: Lessons Learned on the Demographics, Clinical Effects, and Treatment of These Cases

Toxins, 2020
Exotic snakebites (i.e. from non-native species) are a rare occurrence, but they present a unique challenge to clinicians treating these patients.
Stephen W. Miller, Kevin C. Osterhoudt, Amanda S. Korenoski, Ketan Patel, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri   +4 more
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Toxicological consultation data management system based on experience of Pomeranian Center of Toxicology

Medycyna Pracy, 2015
Background: In this paper the structure of poisonings is described, based on the material collected from tele-toxicology consults by the Pomeranian Center of Toxicology in Gdańsk and harvested from its Electronic Poison Information Management System.
Piotr Maciej Kabata, Wojciech Waldman, Jacek Sein Anand   +2 more
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