TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Poison Centers and Poison Epidemiology
A1  - Hoffman, Robert S.
A2  - Hoffman, Robert S.
A2  - Howland, Mary Ann
A2  - Lewin, Neal A.
A2  - Nelson, Lewis S.
A2  - Goldfrank, Lewis R.
Y1  - 2015
N1  - 
T2  - Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e
AB  - In  1950,  the  American  Academy  of  Pediatrics  created  a  Committee  on  Accident  Prevention  to  explore  methods  to  reduce  injuries  in  young  children.  A  subsequent  survey  by  that  committee  demonstrated  that  injuries  resulting  from  unintentional  poisoning  were  a  significant  cause  of  childhood  morbidity.  Simultaneously  came  the  realizations  that  a  source  of  reliable  information  on  the  active  ingredients  of  common  household  xenobiotics  was  lacking  and  that  there  were  few  accepted  methods  for  treating  poisoned  patients.  In  response  to  this  void,  the  first  poison  center  was  created  in  Chicago  in  1953.102  Although  initially  designed  to  provide  information  to  health  care  professionals,  both  the  popularity  and  the  success  of  this  center  stimulated  a  poison  center  movement,  which  rapidly  spread  across  the  country.  The  myriad  of  new  poison  centers  not  only  offered  product  content  information  to  health  care  professionals,  but  also  began  to  offer  first  aid  and  prevention  information  to  members  of  the  community.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108438293
ER  -