2005 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poisoning and Exposure Database

Abstract

Background. The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC; http://www.aapcc.org) maintains the national database of information logged by the country's 61 Poison Control Centers (PCCs). Case records in this database are from self-reported calls: they reflect only information provided when the public or healthcare professionals report an actual or potential exposure to a substance (e.g., an ingestion, inhalation, or topical exposure.), or request information/educational materials. Exposures do not necessarily represent a poisoning or overdose. The AAPCC is not able to completely verify the accuracy of every report made to member centers. Additional exposures may go unreported to PCCs, and data referenced from the AAPCC should not be construed to represent the complete incidence of national exposures to any substance(s). U.S. Poison Centers make possible the compilation and reporting of this report through their staffs' meticulous documentation of each case using standardized definitions and compatible computer systems. The 61 participating poison centers in 2005 are:1Regional Poison Control Center, Birmingham, ALAlabama Poison Center, Tuscaloosa, ALArizona Poison and Drug Information Center, Tucson, AZ;Banner Poison Control Center, Phoenix, AZArkansas Poison and Drug Information Center, Little Rock, AKCalifornia Poison Control System–Fresno/Madera Division, CACalifornia Poison Control System–Sacramento Division, CACalifornia Poison Control System–San Diego Division, CACalifornia Poison Control System–San Francisco Division, CARocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver, COConnecticut Poison Control Center, Farmington, CTNational Capital Poison Center, Washington, DCFlorida Poison Information Center, Tampa, FLFlorida Poison Information Center, Jacksonville, FL;Florida Poison Information Center, Miami, FLGeorgia Poison Center, Atlanta, GAIllinois Poison Center, Chicago, ILIndiana Poison Center, Indianapolis, INIowa Statewide Poison Control Center, Sioux City, IAMid-America Poison Control Center, Kansas City, KAKentucky Regional Poison Center, Louisville, KYLouisiana Drug and Poison Information Center, Monroe, LANorthern New England Poison Center, Portland, MEMaryland Poison Center, Baltimore, MDRegional Center for Poison Control and Prevention Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Boston, MAChildren's Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center, Detroit, MIDeVos Children's Hospital Regional Poison Center, Grand Rapids, MIHennepin Regional Poison Center, Minneapolis, MNMississippi Regional Poison Control Center, Jackson, MSMissouri Regional Poison Center, St Louis, MONebraska Regional Poison Center, Omaha, NENew Jersey Poison Information and Education System, Newark, NJNew Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center, Albuquerque, NMNew York City Poison Control Center, New York, NYLong Island Regional Poison and Drug Information Center, Mineola, NYRuth A. Lawrence Poison and Drug Information Center, Rochester, NYUpstate (formerly Central) New York Poison Center, Syracuse, NYWestern New York Poison Center, Buffalo, NYCarolinas Poison Center, Charlotte, NCCincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center, Cincinnati, OHCentral Ohio Poison Center, Columbus, OHGreater Cleveland Poison Control Center, Cleveland, OHOklahoma Poison Control Center, Oklahoma City, OKOregon Poison Center, Portland, ORPittsburgh Poison Center, Pittsburgh, PAThe Poison Control Center, Philadelphia, PA;Puerto Rico Poison Center, San Juan, PRPalmetto Poison Center, Columbia, SCTennessee Poison Center, Nashville, TNCentral Texas Poison Center, Temple, TXNorth Texas Poison Center, Dallas, TXSoutheast Texas Poison Center, Galveston, TXTexas Panhandle Poison Center, Amarillo, TXWest Texas Regional Poison Center, El Paso, TXSouth Texas Poison Center, San Antonio, TXUtah Poison Control Center, Salt Lake City, UTVirginia Poison Center, Richmond, VABlue Ridge Poison Center, Charlottesville, VAWashington Poison Center, Seattle, WAWest Virginia Poison Center, Charleston, WVWisconsin Poison Center, Milwaukee, WI