TY - JOUR
T1 - Surveillance of toxic exposures
T2 - The pilot experience of the Poison Control Centers of Milan, Pavia and Bergamo in 2006
AU - Settimi, Laura
AU - Davanzo, Franca
AU - Carbone, Pietro
AU - Sesana, Fabrizio
AU - Locatelli, Carlo
AU - Farina, Maria Luisa
AU - Maiozzi, Pietro
AU - Roazzi, Paolo
AU - Maccari, Fabio
AU - Macchi, Luigi
AU - Fanuzzi, Antonio
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Between 1 February and 31 March 2006, the Poison Control Centers (PPC) active in Lombardy collaborated with an integrated surveillance system carried out in Piedmont during the Olympic Games 2006. The collaborating PPC notified to the system 697 human cases of exposure occurred in Piedmont during the observation period. Among these cases, 70% were exposed accidentally, 40% were 6 years old or younger, and 45% reported at least a clinical effect. The agents more frequently reported were: cleaning substances (household) (110 cases), fumes/gases/vapors (63 cases, comprising 38 cases accidentally exposed to carbon monoxide), and sedative/hypnotics/antipsychotics (53 cases). Although very limited, the available observations focused the attention on specific hazards and were able to highlight the potential of a toxic exposure surveillance system based on the information reported by the Italian PPC.
AB - Between 1 February and 31 March 2006, the Poison Control Centers (PPC) active in Lombardy collaborated with an integrated surveillance system carried out in Piedmont during the Olympic Games 2006. The collaborating PPC notified to the system 697 human cases of exposure occurred in Piedmont during the observation period. Among these cases, 70% were exposed accidentally, 40% were 6 years old or younger, and 45% reported at least a clinical effect. The agents more frequently reported were: cleaning substances (household) (110 cases), fumes/gases/vapors (63 cases, comprising 38 cases accidentally exposed to carbon monoxide), and sedative/hypnotics/antipsychotics (53 cases). Although very limited, the available observations focused the attention on specific hazards and were able to highlight the potential of a toxic exposure surveillance system based on the information reported by the Italian PPC.
KW - Poison control centers
KW - Surveillance
KW - Toxic exposures
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M3 - Article
C2 - 17938460
AN - SCOPUS:35348994428
VL - 43
SP - 287
EP - 294
JO - Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
JF - Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
SN - 0021-2571
IS - 3
ER -