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SURVEY OF POISON CONTROL CENTERS

Pediatrics, 1959
As of April, 1958, there were 124 poison control centers in 40 states and territories. The results of a study of the operations of 102 of these centers are presented. Coordination of activities of poison control centers is desirable, especially where more than one center serve the same area.
H M, CANN, H L, VERHULST, D S, NEYMAN
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Poison Control Centers

Southern Medical Journal, 1991
Most regions of the United States are served by poison control centers that provide 24-hour toxicologic guidance resulting in the home management of most poison exposures. It has been suggested that without public access to a poison control hotline the majority of poison-exposed patients would seek medical care in emergency departments or other ...
W D, King, P A, Palmisano
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POISON CONTROL CENTERS

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1957
To the Editor:— In the Oct. 12, 1957, issue ofThe Journal, page 686, is an excellent summary on first-aid measures for poisoning. There is a growing interest in the United States in the control of accidental poisoning. In addition to the A. M. A.'s Committee on Toxicology, the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Accident Prevention has a ...
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Poisoning deaths not reported to the regional poison control center

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1991
This study was designed to characterize poisoning deaths in Rhode Island and to determine the incidence of poisoning deaths that are not reported to the regional poison center.The records of the state medical examiner were reviewed retrospectively for all toxin-related deaths from January 1986 through December 1989, and those deaths were compared with ...
J G, Linakis, K A, Frederick
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Lithium Poisoning From a Poison Control Center Perspective

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 2000
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the severity of lithium poisoning from a poison control center-based population and the correlation of the Hansen and Amdisen classification with outcome and lithium levels in that setting. All lithium overdoses brought to the attention of the poison control center were prospectively observed during 1 year ...
B, Bailey, M, McGuigan
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Poison control centers and alternative forms of communicating with the public: what’s all the chatter about?

Clinical Toxicology, 2019
Context: Short messaging service (SMS or text messaging) allows for the exchange of electronic text messages. Online chatting refers to Internet-based transmission of messages for real-time conversation. Poison Control Centers (PCCs) in the United States
Mark Su, Mary Ann Howland
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Willingness to pay for poison control centers

Journal of Health Economics, 1997
We used the willingness-to-pay (WTP) method to value the benefits of poison control centers when direct access was blocked, comparing WTP among: (1) blocked callers (n = 396), (2) callers after access was restored (n = 418), and (3) the general population (n = 119).
K A, Phillips, R K, Homan, H S, Luft, P H, Hiatt, K R, Olson, T E, Kearney, S E, Heard   +6 more
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"SUICIDE" AS SEEN IN POISON CONTROL CENTERS

Pediatrics, 1971
Of 1,103 cases of poisoning, ages 6 to 18, admitted to 50 poison control centers during 1 year, 13% were considered unintentional, 13% "trips," 26% suicide attempts, and 48% suicide gestures or affect reactions. The youngest age group, 6 to 10, is 63% male, 40% Negro, and about one-half give a history of precipitating stress or current or prior ...
M S, McIntire, C R, Angle
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ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF A POISON CONTROL CENTER

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1959
To establish a poison control center means to create an agency that can communicate to a physician, under emergency conditions, the chemical composition of ingested substances and suggestions for diagnosis and treatment. The most important requisite for successful operation is a properly qualified professional person who, by reason of being compensated
T G, BIDDER, W W, HERMAN, I, SUNSHINE
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Evolution of poison control centers in California

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2007
Poison control centers (PCCs) in California have faced substantial challenges in their effort to stay open and provide vital care for the state’s residents. The number of state PCCs decreased from 20 in the 1970s to 7 in the 1980s as regulations and operation costs increased,[1][1] and in 1989,
Judith A, Alsop, Stuart E, Heard, Timothy E, Albertson   +2 more
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