Poisoning in the United States: 2012 Emergency Medicine Report of the National Poison Data System Richard C. Dart, MD, PhD, Alvin C. Bronstein, MD, Daniel A. Spyker, PhD, MD, Louis R. Cantilena, MD, PhD, Steven A. Seifert, MD, Stuart E. Heard, PharmD, FCSHP, Edward P. Krenzelok, PharmD Annals of Emergency Medicine Volume 65, Issue 4, Pages 416-422 (April 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.11.001 Copyright © 2014 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Flow of exposure case through a poison center to the National Poison Data System. HCF, Health care facility; NPDS, National Poison Data System. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2015 65, 416-422DOI: (10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.11.001) Copyright © 2014 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Changes in use of decontamination in poison center cases, 1985 to 2012. 1: Publication date of the European Association of Poison Centres and Clinical Toxicologists’ ipecac position statement.10 2: Publication date of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology’s ipecac position statement.11 3: Publication date of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ article about poison treatment in the home.12 Annals of Emergency Medicine 2015 65, 416-422DOI: (10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.11.001) Copyright © 2014 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Number of cases of single use unit-dose laundry detergent packets and general laundry detergent cases, 2012 to 2013. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2015 65, 416-422DOI: (10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.11.001) Copyright © 2014 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 National Poison Data System human exposures per month for bath salts and analogues of tetrahydrocannabinol, 2011 to 2012. THC, Tetrahydrocannabinol. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2015 65, 416-422DOI: (10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.11.001) Copyright © 2014 American College of Emergency Physicians Terms and Conditions