Journal of Clinical Toxicology
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0495
ISSN: 2161-0495
Danielle E. Buttke
Health Studies Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA,
Tanzania
Research Article
Characterization of Animal Exposure Calls Captured by the National Poison Data System, 2000-2010
Author(s): Danielle E. Buttke, Joshua G. Schier, Alvin C. Bronstein and Arthur ChangDanielle E. Buttke, Joshua G. Schier, Alvin C. Bronstein and Arthur Chang
Objective:Our objective was to characterize the data captured in all animal exposure calls reported to the National Poison Data System (NPDS), a national poison center reporting database, from 1 January 2000 through 31 December 2010 and identify Poison Center usage and needs in animal exposure calls.
Design:We calculated descriptive statistics characterizing animal type, exposure substance, medical outcome, year and month of call, caller location, and specific state for all animal exposure call data in NPDS from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2010. SAS version 9.2 was used for the analysis.
Results: There were 1,371,095 animal exposure calls out of 28,925,496 (4.7%) total human and animal exposure calls in NPDS during the study period. The majority involved companion animal expos.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0495.1000117