Citation

Krenzelok EP. Przegl. Lek. 2005; 62(6): 538-542.

Affiliation

Pittsburgh Poison Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. edward.krenzelok@chp.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Przeglad Lekarski)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16225118

Abstract

The Pittsburgh Poison Center (PPC), a department of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, was established in 1971 to provide emergency poison information to the residents of western Pennsylvania, especially the children. The PPC provides comprehensive poison information center services to the lay public and to medical professionals, poison prevention education, professional education and specialized services to the business and industry sector and governmental agencies.