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Role of the Anti Poison Center in Disasters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

M. De Giacomo ,
C. Addario  and
S.I. Magalini
M. De Giacomo
Affiliation:
Instituo di Anesthesiologia e Rianimazione, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
C. Addario
Affiliation:
Instituo di Anesthesiologia e Rianimazione, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
S.I. Magalini
Affiliation:
Instituo di Anesthesiologia e Rianimazione, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Extract

The constant increase of accidental and selfpoisoning has become one of the most important problems of clinical practice and the institution of specialized centers for the care and prevention of these cases has become necessary.

The problems of providing information for clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic uses are several:

— the number of data required to identify a poison

— the synonyms of generic products and commercial preparations

— the need for a data bank with continuous updating

— the need to provide the information in real time

The use of a computer in an anti-poison center has been potentially rewarding for solving these problems.

Type
Selected papers from the 4th World Congress on Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Brighton, United Kingdom, June, 1985
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 2 , Issue 1-4: Contributions from the Second International Assembly on Emergency Medical Services-Focus on Disaster, Baltimore, Md., USA, 1986 and 4th World Congress on Emergency and Disaster Medicine Brighton, U.K. June, 1985 , 1986 , pp. 228 - 230
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1986

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