SMJ articles in the category "poison control centers"

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Differences Between Snakebites with Concomitant Use of Alcohol or Drugs and Single Snakebites

Objectives: Published reports have suggested that the concurrent use of alcohol or drugs occurs among some snakebite victims, but no national assessment of such data exists. Methods: We used data from US poison control centers collected during telephone calls in calendar years 2000–2013 to compare snake envenomations with concomitant use…

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Therapeutic Error Calls Among Older Adults Reported to a Regional Poison Control Center in Alabama

Objectives: Although Americans aged 65 years and older account for only 13.0% of the population, they consume one-third of all prescription medications each year. Increased life expectancy, age-related deterioration in health, and polypharmacy lead to a significant risk of potential medication errors. National Poison Data System studies have evaluated the…

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Epidemiology of the Reported Severity of Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) Snakebite

Objective: The goal of this study was to analyze trends in the annual rates of reported medical outcomes of cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) snakebites in the United States, published in the annual reports of the American Association of Poison Control Centers in the course of 29 years. Methods: This was a…

Posted in: epidemiology 36 poison control centers 4

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Epidemiology of the Reported Severity of Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) Snakebite

Objective: The goal of this study was to analyze trends in the annual rates of reported medical outcomes of US copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) snakebites published in the annual reports of the American Association of Poison Control Centers in the course of 26 years. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of…

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