Edited by David C Lee, MD, Research Director, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, New York University; John T VanDeVoort, PharmD, DABAT, Manager, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Department, Regions Hospital; John Benitez, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Departments of Emergency and Environmental Medicine, Uni...

INTRODUCTION: The brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik (Figs. 1-2, 6), is frequently reported in Florida as a cause of necrotic lesions in humans. For example, in the year 2000 alone, Loft (2001) reported that the Florida Poison Control Network had recorded nearly 300 alleged cases of brown recluse bites in the state; a subset of 95 of these bites was reported in the 21 cou...

Background: Poisoning exposure continues to be an important public health concern in many developing countries and a major cause of morbidity mortality Egypt. The information released by the Poison Control Center Ain Shams University Hospitals (PCC-ASUH) is mostly trigger for increasing hazards challenging community. Aim: To evaluate severity poisoning exposures among patients presented PCC-ASU...

BACKGROUND Chemical exposure is a major health problem globally. Poison control centers (PCCs) play a leading role both in developed and developing countries in the prevention and control of poisonous chemical exposures. In this study, we aimed to assess the current state of PCCs in Pakistan and highlight capacity building needs in these centers. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of the two re...

OBJECTIVE Methanol poisoning by ingestion is well represented in current emergency medicine literature. Much less described, however, is poisoning via intentional inhalation of methanol-containing products such as carburetor cleaner. This study intends to explore the exposure routes and treatment patterns of methanol cases reported to Texas Poison Centers. METHODS All cases of methanol exposu...

UNLABELLED In 2001, a new antivenin was introduced to the United States and became widely available in the snakebite season of 2002. We investigated what impact this may have had on snakebite treatment and medical outcome. METHOD The study used a retrospective review of all snakebites to humans reported to the National Poison Center Database System from 2000 to 2007. RESULTS During the 8 ye...