American Association of Poison Control Centers AAPCC

American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)... 

American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM), 277 American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR), 267 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), 267 American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), 277 American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST), 267... 

Poison Center Hotline The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) has established a national toll-free poison center hotline. Now every-one in the United States can call 1-800-222-1222... 

American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC). Online. Available HTTP (accessed 10 April 2003). AAPCC is a nationwide organization of poison centers and interested individuals. ... 

In general, SSRI doses of 50 to 75 times the common daily doses result in minor symptoms. Higher doses cause serious symptoms of seizure, arrhythmias, and decreased consciousness only doses greater than 150 times the common daily therapeutic dose can result in death (Barbey and Roose, 1998). Overdose in combination with alcohol or other drugs increases toxicity and accounts for most fatalities involving the SSRIs. Nevertheless, compared to TCA medications, which annually results in 100 to 150 fatal overdoses reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), the SSRI agents accounted for only 16 fatal overdoses reported to that organization between 1987 and 1996 (Barbey and Roose, 1998). 

For individuals who practice in a PIC it is advisable to become a member of the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC). The AAPCC is a nationwide organization of poison centers and interested individuals. The main objectives of the AAPCC are 1) to provide a forum for poison centers and interested individuals to promote the reduction of morbidity and mortality from poisonings through public and professional education and scientific research and 2) to set voluntary standards for poison center operations. The major activities of the AAPCC are ... 

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