title: Occupational and environmental exposures reported to poison centers.
abstract: This analysis of 25,368 occupational and 7,565 environmental exposure cases characterizes the occupational and environmental exposures reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers Toxic Exposure Surveillance System. Compared with other poisonings, occupational and environmental exposures were predominantly inhalation exposures rather than ingestions, were more often subacute or chronic, and demonstrated greater morbidity, mortality, and increased use of health care resources. As regional poison centers evolve to fill a critical information void in the management and assessment of environmental and occupational exposures, the American Association of Poison Control Centers Toxic Exposure Surveillance System provides an important, untapped passive surveillance mechanism.
authors: National Capital Poison Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Litovitz
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Oderda
authors: J D
authors: JD
authors: White
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Sheridan
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000506:poisoning; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011039:Poison Control Centers; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants