Rose S R
Carolinas Poison Center, Charlotte, USA.
N C Med J. 1997 Jul-Aug;58(4):272-6.
Poison centers contribute importantly to public health. They provide expert emergency advice without charge, offer early telephone triage of poisoning cases, assist parents and caretakers in managing simple exposures at home, and recommended hospital evaluation for patients suspected of serious exposure. Their efforts lead to significant cost savings by averting unnecessary medical evaluations. Poison centers offer physicians and other clinicians consultation with board-certified medical toxicologists to arrange for definitive care or, more often, to help provide good, cost-effective care in local communities. The Poison Center's efforts to prevent accidental poisoning and to increase awareness and utilization of its services benefit both patients and health care providers by reducing morbidity and costs associated with poisonings.
中毒控制中心对公众健康起着重要作用。它们免费提供专业的紧急建议，对中毒病例进行早期电话分诊，协助家长和护理人员处理家中的简单接触情况，并建议对疑似严重接触的患者进行医院评估。它们的工作通过避免不必要的医学评估实现了显著的成本节约。中毒控制中心为医生和其他临床医生提供与获得委员会认证的医学毒理学家的咨询服务，以安排确定性治疗，或者更常见的是，帮助在当地社区提供优质且具有成本效益的护理。中毒控制中心在预防意外中毒以及提高对其服务的认识和利用率方面所做的努力，通过降低与中毒相关的发病率和成本，使患者和医疗服务提供者都受益。
