Table 4.
ToxIC Registry case referral sources by inpatient/outpatient status.
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Emergency Department (ED) or inpatient (IP)a | |
| ED | 3695 (53.7) |
| Admitting service | 2086 (30.3) |
| Request from another hospital service (not ED) | 451 (6.6) |
| Outside hospital transfer | 550 (8.0) |
| Poison Center | 48 (0.7) |
| Primary care provider or other outpatient treating physician | 2 (0.0) |
| Employer/independent medical evaluation | 2 (0.0) |
| Self-referral | 51 (0.7) |
| ED/IP total | 6885 (100) |
| Outpatient (OP)/clinic/office consultationb | |
| ED | 11 (3.8) |
| Admitting service | 0 (0.0) |
| Request from another hospital service (not ED) | 3 (1.0) |
| Outside hospital transfer | 1 (0.3) |
| Poison Center | 23 (7.9) |
| Primary care provider or other OP physician | 198 (68.0) |
| Employer/independent medical evaluation | 26 (8.9) |
| Self-referral | 29 (10.0) |
| OP total | 291 (100) |
aPercentage based on the total number of cases (N = 6885) seen by a medical toxicologist as consultant (ED or IP) or as attending (IP)
bPercentage based on the total number of cases (N = 291) seen by a medical toxicologist as outpatient, clinic visit, or office consultation