2017 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ National Poison Data System (NPDS): 35th Annual Report

Introduction: This is the 35th Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ (AAPCC) National Poison Data System (NPDS). As of 1 January 2017, 55 of the nation’s poison centers (PCs) uploaded case data automatically to NPDS. The upload interval was 8.07 [7.32, 12.65] (median [25%, 75%]) minutes, creating a near real-time national exposure and information database and surveillance system.Methods: We analyzed the case data...