RT Book, Section
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.
SR Print(0)
ID 6533965
T1 Chapter 134. Poison Prevention and Education
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 9e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160593-9
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6533965
RD 2021/01/16
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.