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TOXBASE: poisons information on the internet.

D N Bateman1, A M Good, W J Laing

  • 1National Poisons Information Service (Edinburgh), Scottish Poisons Information Bureau, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK. spib@luht.scot.nhs.uk

Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ
|January 5, 2002
PubMed
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The National Poisons Information Service

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Area of Science:

  • Toxicology
  • Information Science

Background:

  • The National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) launched TOXBASE, an internet-based toxicology information service.
  • This service aimed to provide readily accessible information for healthcare professionals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the adoption, utilization, and user satisfaction of the TOXBASE internet service.
  • To understand the usage patterns and identify areas for improvement.

Main Methods:

  • An observational study analyzed database usage from August 1999 to May 2000.
  • A user satisfaction questionnaire was distributed to TOXBASE users in the UK.

Main Results:

  • Registered users increased from 567 to 1500, with significant growth in general practitioners and other hospital departments.
  • Over 60,000 accesses to the database were recorded, with paracetamol and ecstasy being frequently searched topics.
  • User satisfaction with ease and speed of access was high (>95%), though suggestions for enhancement were noted.

Conclusions:

  • TOXBASE has demonstrated extensive usage and accessibility since its internet launch.
  • Enquiry patterns align with clinical poisoning presentations, indicating the service's relevance.
  • The system is user-friendly and serves as a model for delivering treatment guidelines at the point of care.

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