Litovitz T, Oderda G, White J D, Sheridan M J
National Capital Poison Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Am J Public Health. 1993 May;83(5):739-43. doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.5.739.
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.
这项对25368例职业暴露病例和7565例环境暴露病例的分析，描述了向美国毒物控制中心协会毒物暴露监测系统报告的职业暴露和环境暴露情况。与其他中毒情况相比，职业暴露和环境暴露主要是吸入性暴露而非摄入性暴露，更常为亚急性或慢性暴露，且表现出更高的发病率、死亡率以及医疗资源使用增加的情况。随着地区毒物中心不断发展，以填补环境和职业暴露管理与评估方面关键的信息空白，美国毒物控制中心协会毒物暴露监测系统提供了一个重要的、尚未得到充分利用的被动监测机制。
