Table 5.
ToxIC 2016 case referral sources by inpatient/outpatient status
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Emergency department (ED) or inpatient (IP)a | |
| ED | 4772 (59.8) |
| Admitting service | 2085 (26.1) |
| Outside hospital transfer | 729 (9.1) |
| Request from another hospital service (not ED) | 362 (4.5) |
| Poison Center | 27 (0.3) |
| Primary care provider or other outpatient treating physician | 5 (0.1) |
| Self-referral | 5 (0.1) |
| ED/IP total | 7985 (100) |
| Outpatient (OP)/clinic/office consultationb | |
| Primary care provider or other OP physician | 231 (42.5) |
| Self-referral | 211 (38.8) |
| Poison Center | 42 (7.7) |
| Employer/independent medical eval | 39 (7.2) |
| ED | 15 (2.8) |
| Admitting service | 3 (0.6) |
| Request from another hospital service (not ED) | 3 (0.6) |
| OP total | 544 (100) |
aPercentage based on the total number of cases (N = 7985) seen by a medical toxicologist as consultant (ED or IP) or as attending (IP)
bPercentage based on the total number of cases (N = 544) seen by a medical toxicologist as outpatient, clinic visit, or office consultation