Crouch Barbara Insley, Malheiro Marty Christensen, Brown Kaitlyn
1 University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Sep;58(10):1072-1077. doi: 10.1177/0009922819863665. Epub 2019 Jul 18.
The overall objective was to characterize action by caregivers when a potential poison exposure occurs and identify barriers to poison control center (PCC) utilization. A prospective survey of caregivers of pediatric patients who presented to an emergency department for a potential poison exposure was completed by each study participant. A total of 371 surveys were completed between August 2016 and August 2017. The majority of patients were 3 years or younger. Caucasians were more likely to have heard of the PCC, had the toll-free number available, and had previously called compared with other races and ethnicities. Caregivers with some government insurance were more likely to think that PCCs report child poisoning calls to authorities. Education efforts of nationwide PCCs focus on awareness of the PCC as well as poison prevention strategies. Understanding barriers to utilization of PCC and populations who are more likely to underutilize the PCC can help direct education efforts.
总体目标是描述护理人员在发生潜在中毒暴露时的行为特征，并确定使用中毒控制中心（PCC）的障碍。每位研究参与者对因潜在中毒暴露而前往急诊科的儿科患者的护理人员进行了一项前瞻性调查。2016年8月至2017年8月期间共完成了371份调查问卷。大多数患者年龄在3岁及以下。与其他种族相比，白种人更有可能听说过中毒控制中心，有免费电话号码，并且之前打过电话。有一些政府保险的护理人员更有可能认为中毒控制中心会向当局报告儿童中毒电话。全国中毒控制中心的教育工作重点是提高对中毒控制中心的认识以及中毒预防策略。了解使用中毒控制中心的障碍以及更有可能未充分利用中毒控制中心的人群有助于指导教育工作。
