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

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:1 Regional Poison Control Center, Birmingham, AL Alabama Poison Center, Tuscaloosa, AL Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, Tucson, AZ; Banner Poison Control Center, Phoenix, AZ Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center, Little Rock, AK California Poison Control System-Fresno/Madera Division, CA California Poison Control System-Sacramento Division, CA California Poison Control System-San Diego Division, CA California Poison Control System-San Francisco Division, CA Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver, CO Connecticut Poison Control Center, Farmington, CT National Capital Poison Center, Washington, DC Florida Poison Information Center, Tampa, FL Florida Poison Information Center, Jacksonville, FL; Florida Poison Information Center, Miami, FL Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, GA Illinois Poison Center, Chicago, IL Indiana Poison Center, Indianapolis, IN Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center, Sioux City, IA Mid-America Poison Control Center, Kansas City, KA Kentucky Regional Poison Center, Louisville, KY Louisiana Drug and Poison Information Center, Monroe, LA Northern New England Poison Center, Portland, ME Maryland Poison Center, Baltimore, MD Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Boston, MA Children's Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center, Detroit, MI DeVos Children's Hospital Regional Poison Center, Gra