| Poison centers, poison prevention, and the pediatrician. | |
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PMID: 8036077 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The first poison centers were established in the United States in the early 1950s, stimulated by an American Academy of Pediatrics' survey of office-based pediatric practices which ascertained that its members had no place to turn for ingredient information on medications and household products. With the help of the Academy, pediatrician Dr. Edward Press, the Illinois Department of Health, and several community hospitals, the first poison center emerged. Over the subsequent 40 years, remarkable progress has occurred in the fields of clinical toxicology, poison control, and poison prevention. Yet despite these accomplishments, challenging clouds are appearing on the horizon which threaten these gains. This commentary, by the authors who have viewed and participated in a large part of the history of this progress, will focus on these major accomplishments with an emphasis on (a) poison prevention utilizing the pre-event (primary prevention), (b) the event (secondary prevention), and (c) the postevent (tertiary prevention) model. |
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Authors:
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F H Lovejoy; W O Robertson; A D Woolf |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatrics Volume: 94 ISSN: 0031-4005 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatrics Publication Date: 1994 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-08-16 Completed Date: 1994-08-16 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376422 Medline TA: Pediatrics Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 220-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115. |
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Child Child, Preschool Humans Infant Pediatrics* Poison Control Centers / trends* Poisoning / diagnosis, prevention & control*, rehabilitation, therapy Primary Prevention United States |
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