The Secret Life of America's Poison Centers

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The Secret Life of America's Poison Centers Richard C. Dart, MD, PhD Annals of Emergency Medicine Volume 59, Issue 1, Pages 62-66 (January 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.11.017 Copyright © 2011 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Pediatric poisoning fatalities compared with the total number of children younger than 5 years, 1972 to 2007. Arrows indicate deaths coded under International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Eighth Revision to deaths coded with ICD, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) in 1979 and a similar switch from ICD-9 to ICD, 10th Revision in 1999. Data were derived from National Center for Health Statistics. Adapted from O'Brien.2 Annals of Emergency Medicine 2012 59, 62-66DOI: (10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.11.017) Copyright © 2011 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Distribution of poison centers in the United States. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2012 59, 62-66DOI: (10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.11.017) Copyright © 2011 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions