Effect of the first wave of COVID-19 on Poison Control Centre activities in 21 European countries: an EAPCCT initiative.

Laura Hondebrink Mark Lawrence Zammit Lotte C G Hoegberg Maren Hermanns-Clausen Davide Lonati K Fabernull nullnull null

Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)

Obtaining aggregated European PCC data proved challenging but showed an increase in overall call volume and workload during the first COVID-19 wave. Call characteristics changed including fewer calls from professionals and more calls on specific exposures. Within single PCCs/countries a variety of effects was observed.

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