TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 134. Poison Prevention and Education
A1  - Schwartz, Lauren
A2  - Nelson, Lewis S.
A2  - Lewin, Neal A.
A2  - Howland, Mary Ann
A2  - Hoffman, Robert S.
A2  - Goldfrank, Lewis R.
A2  - Flomenbaum, Neal E.
Y1  - 2011
N1  - 
T2  - Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 9e
AB  - Unintentional  poisonings  are  a  global  health  concern.  According  to  the  World  Health  Organization  (WHO),  in  2002  approximately  350,000  people  died  worldwide  from  unintentional  poisoning.  WHO  has  undertaken  initiatives  in  many  countries  including  China,  Trinidad  and  Tobago,  Ghana,  the  Bahamas,  Myanmar,  Senegal,  and  Lebanon  to  establish  Poison  Centers  (PC)  and  raise  awareness  about  poison  prevention.28  This  chapter  focuses  on  programs  in  North  America  that  aim  to  prevent  unintentional  poisonings  and  improve  access  to  PC  services.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2021/01/16
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6533965
ER  -