Poison control: Difference between revisions

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56 Poison Control (PC) centers cover the entire population of the United States^[1]
These centers received 3.06 million calls for service in 2013. (of which 2.2 million were for human exposure consultation)^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Mowry JB, Spyker DA, Cantilena LR Jr et al. 2013 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System (NPDS): 31st Annual Report. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014 Dec;52(10):1032-283. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2014.987397.

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-For a POISON EMERGENCY call: 1-800-222-1222 / 1-800-876-4766.
+==National Poison Control Number 1-800-222-1222==
-*Harbor residents: Use Micromedex program available through intranet to access POISINDEX (Tox centers use the same one)
+*Will connect you to the closest poison control center to your location.
-*Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MMG/index.asp
+*Operates 24/7/365
-**Aids EM physicians in acute exposures resulting from chemical incidents.
-[[Category:Tox]]
+==Background==
+*56 Poison Control (PC) centers cover the entire population of the United States<ref name="AAPCC">Mowry JB, Spyker DA, Cantilena LR Jr et al. 2013 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System (NPDS): 31st Annual Report. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014 Dec;52(10):1032-283. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2014.987397.</ref>
+*These centers received 3.06 million calls for service in 2013. (of which 2.2 million were for human exposure consultation)<ref name="AAPCC" />
+==See Also==
+[[Toxicology (Main)]]
+==External Links==
+[http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MMG/index.asp CDC Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs)]<br>
+[http://www.aapcc.org/ American Association of Poison Control Centers]
+==References==
+<References/>
+[[Category:Toxicology]]