Poison Control Centers and State-Specific Poisoning Mortality Rates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9102150 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter A Chyka (University of Tennessee Health Science Center, corresponding author), Grant W Somes |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 654-660 |
| Publication date | 2001-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-200107000-00002 |
| PMID | 11458130 |
| OpenAlex | W2005458756 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare poisoning mortality rates of states served by a poison control center certified by the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) to those that are not served by a certified center because health policy has been based on certification status. METHODS: Poisoning mortality rates from 1993 to 1997 were obtained from a public use database of death certificates and were stratified by state and circumstance. Each state was classified as being fully served, partially served, or not served by an AAPCC-certified center. States in one category of service for the entire 5 years were selected for analysis. RESULTS: During this 5-year period, 39 states exhibited a consistent category of poison control center services. The mortality rates per 100,000 population during these 5 years were 5.93, 6.12, 6.01, 6.23, and 6.68 respectively (P <0.05) for all 39 states. The mean 5-year mortality rate for states with certified poison control center services (7.08 +/- 2.59; n = 17) was higher (P <0.05) than those with noncertified service (5.17 +/- 1.46; n = 15) but not significantly different from those with partial certified service (6.25 +/- 1.75; n = 7). CONCLUSION: Increased poisoning mortality rates were associated with AAPCC certification status and year. Poisoning mortality rates may not be an appropriate outcome measure of the impact of poison control centers, AAPCC-certification notwithstanding, at this time. Basing poison control center-related policy on state-specific poisoning mortality rates can not be supported by these findings
Certification · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mortality rate · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Population · Public health · Sociology · Demography · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Nursing · Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity · Poisoning and overdose treatments · Surgery
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |