Assessment of Clinical Toxicological Resources in Countries Belonging to the World Health Organization's Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Poison Centers are vital to prevent and manage exposures to chemicals, toxins, and ionizing radiation. However, many countries still lack sufficient poison information center services. Within the World Health Organization's Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) region, we were not able to identify a formal assessment of its toxicological resources. We sought to assess the clinical toxicological resources in the EMRO region and the attitudes, needs, and perspective of the workforce in that region.  METHODS: This was a two part survey study. First, we developed a poison center questionnaire and scoring system based on the World Health Organization's Guidelines for Establishing a Poison Center; this instrument was administered by phone to poison center directors an

SUBMITTER: Kristensen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11707228 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature