Clinical Toxicology is a journal of primary interest to practicing clinical toxicologists, whether based in hospitals, poison control center

Poison control center

A poison control center is a medical facility that is able to provide immediate, free, and expert treatment advice and assistance over the telephone in case of exposure to poisonous or hazardous substances...

s, academia, government or industry. The journal is relevant to all professionals at the interface of clinical toxicology

Toxicology

Toxicology is a branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms...

 with acute care, occupational and environmental medicine, public health, regulatory toxicology, pharmacology and pharmaceutics, and analytical and forensic pathology.

The journal covers unique case reports and clinical histories which are valuable for emergency room physicians and EMS professionals, and articles on poison center issues and management.

It is published by Informa.

Core areas

The journal covers such topics of medical toxicology as:

• Acute toxicologic care
• Environmental exposures
• Civil defense
  Civil defense
  Civil defense, civil defence or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state from military attack. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation, and recovery...
  
  
• Occupational toxicology
• Substance abuse
  Substance abuse
  A substance-related disorder is an umbrella term used to describe several different conditions associated with several different substances .A substance related disorder is a condition in which an individual uses or abuses a...
  
  
• Analytic toxicology

Society links

Clinical Toxicology is the official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology

American Academy of Clinical Toxicology

The American Academy of Clinical Toxicology is a non-profit multidisciplinary health association that promotes research, education, prevention, and treatment of diseases caused by chemicals...

, the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists, and the American Association of Poison Control Centers

American Association of Poison Control Centers

The American Association of Poison Control Centers is a private non-governmental, non-profit association representing the poison control center network of the United States and their staff and affiliated toxicologists...

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Editor-in-chief

Nicholas Bateman is the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Toxicology. Bateman is Medical Director of the Scottish Poisons Information Bureau and Consultant Physician at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Professor of Clinical Toxicology at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Publication Format

Clinical Toxicology publishes 10 issues per year in simultaneous print and online editions.