Evaluation of types of poisoning exposure calls managed by the Malaysia National Poison Centre (2006-2015): A retrospective review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Accidental or intentional poisoning is a public health concern requiring intervention. The current study designs to evaluate the types of poisoning exposure calls received by the Malaysia National Poison Centre (NPC) over a 10-year period.

Settings and data sources

The poisoning enquiries database (2006-2015) from the Malaysia NPC was used for the analysis.

Participants

The NPC records all telephone calls that it manages using a validated and standardised form. Demographics and types of the poisoning exposure calls were extracted and descriptive analysis was applied.

Primary and secondary outcomes

The primary outcome of this study is to evaluate NPC data for trends in the poisoning exposure calls based on the types and modes of poisoning over a 10-yea

SUBMITTER: Tangiisuran B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6318535 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature