Information Unit

Has Provided information on the signs and symptoms of poisoning, both by individual chemicals and by mixtures of chemicals as found in commercial products to aid diagnosis with such information Who calls the poison center? Anyone can experience a poison emergency. Poison centers take calls from and manage cases about people of all ages, and can provide help in English and arabic languages. In 2016 just under half of exposure cases managed by poison centers involved children younger than six, but as in previous years, many of the more serious cases occurred among adolescents and adults. Toxicovigillance and advice on prevention of poisoning and development of preventive measures This has been achieved by constructing and excecuting a plan to update protocoal of management and visit more than 20 rural ministry hospitals of zagazxig country by the end of 2016