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National Poisons Information Centre. (2016) National Poisons Information Centre annual report 2015. Dublin: National Poisons Information Centre.

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The National Poisons Information Centre (NPIC) provides telephone information and advice to assist in the treatment of poisoning. The centre operates 365 days a year and provides a 24-hour service to medical staff and other healthcare professionals.

We received a total of 9691 enquiries in 2015; 9356 enquiries were about cases of human poisoning. The remainder were non-emergency requests for general information and enquiries about animal poisoning. The proportion of calls from members of the public rose from 28% in 2014 to 33% in 2015. However as in previous years, the majority of our enquiries were from healthcare professionals (64%). The remainder of enquiries were from other sources such as nursing homes, schools, and veterinary practices. 82% of human cases related to accidental poisonings and 15% related to intentional self-poisoning or recreational abuse. We “followed-up” 196 serious or unusual cases to determine the outcome. Of these, 135 patients had a complete recovery with no sequelae.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, Report
Drug Type
All substances
Intervention Type
Harm reduction
Date
October 2016
Pages
11 p.
Publisher
National Poisons Information Centre
Corporate Creators
National Poisons Information Centre
Place of Publication
Dublin
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