Appendix Two: Graphic Presentation of Statistical Information

Total Calls

2002

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Chart showing the total calls received by the call center in 2002

2003

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Chart showing the total calls received by the call center in 2003

2004

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Chart showing the total calls received by the call center in 2004

Information Calls

2002

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Definitions of Information Calls Collected by the Poison Centers

Drug Information
Questions about drugs such as dosage, indications, Contraindications, side effects, interactions and ingredients.
Drug Identification
Questions involving the identity of a drug or medication.
Environmental
Questions involving contamination of air, water or soil including disposal of chemicals, potential danger of treatments by lawn care or exterminators.
Medical
Questions not related to poisonings.
Occupational
Questions about potential job related exposures.
Poison
Questions regarding drugs and substance abuse, unconsumed food that may be spoiled or contaminated, safe food handling, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, or toxicity of a substance.
Prevention/Safety
Questions regarding product safety, poison prevention, requests for literature.
Teratogenicity
Questions regarding fetal effects of drugs or chemicals.
Other
Requests for lectures or media interviews, checking accuracy of the poison center telephone number or any other pertinent questions not included above.

2003

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Chart showing information calls received by the center in 2003

Definitions of Information Calls Collected by the Poison Centers

Drug Information
Questions about drugs such as dosage, indications, Contraindications, side effects, interactions and ingredients.
Drug Identification
Questions involving the identity of a drug or medication.
Environmental
Questions involving contamination of air, water or soil including disposal of chemicals, potential danger of treatments by lawn care or exterminators.
Medical
Questions not related to poisonings.
Occupational
Questions about potential job related exposures.
Poison
Questions regarding drugs and substance abuse, unconsumed food that may be spoiled or contaminated, safe food handling, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, or toxicity of a substance.
Prevention/Safety
Questions regarding product safety, poison prevention, requests for literature.
Teratogenicity
Questions regarding fetal effects of drugs or chemicals.
Other
Requests for lectures or media interviews, checking accuracy of the poison center telephone number or any other pertinent questions not included above.

2004

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Chart showing information calls received by the center in 2004

Definitions of Information Calls Collected by the Poison Centers

Drug Information
Questions about drugs such as dosage, indications, Contraindications, side effects, interactions and ingredients.
Drug Identification
Questions involving the identity of a drug or medication.
Environmental
Questions involving contamination of air, water or soil including disposal of chemicals, potential danger of treatments by lawn care or exterminators.
Medical
Questions not related to poisonings.
Occupational
Questions about potential job related exposures.
Poison
Questions regarding drugs and substance abuse, unconsumed food that may be spoiled or contaminated, safe food handling, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, or toxicity of a substance.
Prevention/Safety
Questions regarding product safety, poison prevention, requests for literature.
Teratogenicity
Questions regarding fetal effects of drugs or chemicals.
Other
Requests for lectures or media interviews, checking accuracy of the poison center telephone number or any other pertinent questions not included above.

Age Distribution

2002

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Chart showing age distribution of hotline callers in 2002

2003

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Chart showing age distribution of hotline callers in 2003

2004

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Chart showing age distribution of hotline callers in 2004

Reasons for Human Exposure Calls

2002

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Chart showing how people were exposed to a poision in 2002

2003

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Chart showing how people were exposed to a poision in 2003

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Chart showing how people were exposed to a poision in 2004

Medical Outcome of Human Exposure Cases

2002

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2003

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Chart showing the outcome of the event in 2004

Management of Human Exposure Cases

2002

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Chart showing how the cases were managed in 2003

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Chart showing how the cases were managed in 2004

Route of Human Exposure Calls

2002

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Chart showing were people were poisioned in 2002

2003

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Chart showing were people were poisioned in 2003

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Chart showing were people were poisioned in 2004

Site of Human Exposure Calls

2002

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Chart showing were people were poisioned in 2002

2003

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Chart showing were people were poisioned in 2003

2004

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Chart showing were people were poisioned in 2004