RT Book, Section
A1 McKay, Charles A.
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1108437658
T1 Risk Assessment and Risk Communication
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071801843
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108437658
RD 2024/04/18
AB All  health  care  professionals  confront  questions  involving  risk  on  a  daily  basis.  In  the  area  of  toxicology,  these  questions  may  take  many  forms.  An  anxious  parent  with  questions  about  a  child’s  potentially  toxic  exposure,  an  urgent  consultation  for  a  critically  ill  patient  in  the  emergency  department  or  intensive  care  unit,  a  request  to  interpret  a  laboratory  test,  media  requests  for  information  about  environmental  public  health  issues,  a  response  to  a  hazard-materials  situation,  and  biopreparedness  education  all  involve  directed  communication  of  information  and  recommendations.  Toxicologists  and  Certified  Specialists  in  Poison  Information  (CSPIs)  must  establish  rapport  and  provide  information,  instructions,  and  when  appropriate,  reassurance,  typically  by  telephone  or  in  short  face-to-face  interactions.  For  CSPIs,  attribution  of  the  patient’s  complaints  to  one  or  more  potential  exposures  and  ascertaining  the  true  reason  or  concern  behind  a  call  are  also  ­difficult  given  the  limited  information  and  time  and  lack  of  visual  clues  that  are  usually  available  during  a  clinical  evaluation.  All  of  these  situations  require  a  knowledgeable,  compassionate,  and  well-reasoned  response.