The Pediatrician's Role in the Poison Control Movement and Poison Prevention

Work-Related Hazards and Workplace Safety of US Adolescents Employed in the Retail and Service Sectors

“…Several useful Web sites appear in Table 5. [50][51][52][53][54][55] In addition, individual clinicians and professional organizations should develop the skills and practice of engaging with other health professionals in addressing the policy issues surrounding young worker safety as they have successfully done in other aspects of child and adolescent health and safety, including regulations for fire safe sleepwear, poison prevention packaging, regulation of unsafe infant products such as infant walkers, child passenger safety, and graduated driver licensing for teens [56][57][58][59][60][61] Working conditions for teens can include many hazards, some of which are addressed by federal or state child labor policies or by OSHA regulations and some that are not. Even when policies govern safety, implementation is sometimes incomplete, 62 suggesting the need for not only careful monitoring of the policies themselves but also of improvements in policy implementation and enforcement, as with drunk driving laws or policies governing weapon carrying at school or graduated driver's licensing.…”

TOXINZ, the New Zealand Internet poisons information database: The first decade

“…The first poisons information centre in New Zealand was established in 1964 in an effort to provide reliable information on poisoning, particularly of children ‘a source of great anxiety and inconvenience to casualty officers’ . Jointly developed by the University of Otago and the Dunedin Public Hospital this service followed the creation of the first Poisons Information Centre in the USA in 1953, and the subsequent system of Centres created within the UK in 1962 following the release of a Central Health Services Council Report . The UK service providing the blueprint for New Zealand.…”

The Toxicologist’s Role in Community Outreach: Engaging Fellows in Education and Advocacy Efforts

“…In 1953, the first poison control center in the U.S. was formally recognized, and subsequently became a focal point for the efforts of physicians spearheading public education and prevention efforts surrounding the dangers of accidental poisonings in children [1][2][3]. While our poison control centers (PCC) and many of our senior colleagues continue to provide community service through advocacy and educational outreach, many fellowships focus primarily on the management of poisoning emergencies and education of healthcare providers [4].…”