LEADER 03774nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910973353503321 005 20251017110141.0 010 $a9786610176175 010 $a9780309166201 010 $a0309166209 010 $a9781280176173 010 $a1280176172 010 $a9780309531610 010 $a0309531616 035 $a(CKB)1000000000024176 035 $a(EBL)3377238 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000157145 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11946875 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000157145 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10131373 035 $a(PQKB)10932314 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3377238 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3377238 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10068479 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL17617 035 $a(OCoLC)923269159 035 $a(Perlego)4730363 035 $a(DNLM)1214684 035 $a(BIP)10323762 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000024176 100 $a20040423d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aForging a poison prevention and control system /$fCommittee on Poison Prevention and Control, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, DC $cNational Academies Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (368 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780309091947 311 08$a0309091942 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 318-328) and index. 327 $aToward a poison prevention and control system -- Current status and opportunities -- Magnitude of the problem -- Historical context of poison control -- Poison center activities, personnel, and quality assurance -- Current costs, funding, and organizational structures -- Data and surveillance -- Prevention and public education -- A public health system for poison prevention and control -- Conclusions and recommendations. 330 $aPoisoning is a far more serious health problem in the U.S. than has generally been recognized. It is estimated that more than 4 million poisoning episodes occur annually, with approximately 300,000 cases leading to hospitalization. The field of poison prevention provides some of the most celebrated examples of successful public health interventions, yet surprisingly the current poison control oesystem is little more than a loose network of poison control centers, poorly integrated into the larger spheres of public health. To increase their effectiveness, efforts to reduce poisoning need to be linked to a national agenda for public health promotion and injury prevention. Forging a Poison Prevention and Control System recommends a future poison control system with a strong public health infrastructure, a national system of regional poison control centers, federal funding to support core poison control activities, and a national poison information system to track major poisoning epidemics and possible acts of bioterrorism. This framework provides a complete oesystem that could offer the best poison prevention and patient care services to meet the needs of the nation in the 21st century. 517 1 $aPoison prevention and control system 606 $aPoisons$xSafety measures$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aPoison control centers$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 615 0$aPoisons$xSafety measures$xGovernment policy 615 0$aPoison control centers$xGovernment policy 676 $a363.17/91 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973353503321 996 $aForging a poison prevention and control system$94358274 997 $aUNINA