PMID- 21495888
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110614
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 1556-9519 (Electronic)
IS  - 1556-3650 (Linking)
VI  - 49
IP  - 3
DP  - 2011 Mar
TI  - The influence of the 2010 World Cup on the Tygerberg Poison Information Centre.
PG  - 181-6
LID - 10.3109/15563650.2011.564586 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: The soccer World Cup is one of the biggest sporting events in the 
      world, but data on the effect of sporting events of such a magnitude on the 
      service demand on Poison Information Centres (PICs) are limited. OBJECTIVE: The 
      aim of this study was to determine the influence of the 2010 World Cup on the 
      workload of the Tygerberg Poison Information Centre (TPIC). METHODS: Data were 
      collected prospectively for three time periods during 2010: (1) 31 days preceding 
      the World Cup (10 May-10 June); (2) 31 days during the World Cup (11 June-11 
      July); and (3) 31 days after the World Cup (12 July-11 August). The calls 
      received during 2010 were compared to calls received during corresponding time 
      periods in 2008 and 2009. Collected data included date and time, caller's 
      location and medical background, patient's age and gender, intent of exposure, 
      route of exposure and specific toxin class. RESULTS: During the study, 3888 calls 
      related to human poisoning were received (1162 in 2010, 1412 in 2009 and 996 in 
      2008). The mean daily call volume between 2010 (12.49; 95% CI 11.57-13.42) and 
      2009 (13.23; 95% CI 12.30-14.15) did not differ significantly (p = 0.25). The 
      mean daily call volume during the World Cup was 11.13 (95% CI 9.59-12.67; 
      n = 345) compared to 14.26 (95% CI 12.71-15.80; n = 442) for the similar period 
      in 2009 (p = 0.08). The mean daily call volume before and after the World Cup was 
      12.74 (95% CI 11.20-14.29; n = 395) and 13.61 (95% CI 12.07-15.16; n = 422); 
      p = 1.00 and p = 0.39, respectively, when compared with the World Cup period. 
      DISCUSSION: An unexpected finding of this study was that the hosting of the 2010 
      World Cup resulted in fewer calls to the TPIC. This decrease could be attributed 
      to the high visibility of policing, an extended school holiday and the positive 
      attitudes of South Africans towards making the World Cup a success. CONCLUSION: 
      PICs should be consulted during the planning stages of major sporting events. 
      Contingency plans should still be in place to overcome any unexpected rise in 
      call volume.
FAU - van Hoving, Daniel J
AU  - van Hoving DJ
AD  - Division of Emergency Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South 
      Africa. nvhoving@sun.ac.za
FAU - Veale, Denise J
AU  - Veale DJ
FAU - Gerber, Elre
AU  - Gerber E
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Clin Toxicol (Phila)
JT  - Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
JID - 101241654
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Emergency Service, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - Global Health
MH  - Hotlines
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Poison Control Centers/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Poisoning/*epidemiology/etiology
MH  - *Population Surveillance
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - *Soccer
MH  - South Africa/epidemiology
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2011/04/19 06:00
MHDA- 2011/06/15 06:00
CRDT- 2011/04/19 06:00
PHST- 2011/04/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/04/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/06/15 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.3109/15563650.2011.564586 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2011 Mar;49(3):181-6. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2011.564586.