Description

For all poisoning episodes that occurred in the past 3 months, IRMEDPCPC reports whether or not the poisoned person received medical advice, treatment, or follow up care from a call to a poison control center for this poisoning.

IRMEDPCPC is an injury-level variable.

IRMEDPCPC is part of a series of variables initiated in 1997 that systematically report persons' injuries and poisonings, the cause, what the person was doing while sustaining the injury or poisoning, and where she/he was at the time of the injury or poisoning. For related variables and additional information, please see the User Note on Injuries and Poisonings or use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.

Comparability

In 1997-1999, IRMEDPCPC only includes poisoning episodes; all injury episodes are classified as being "NIU" or "Not in universe". For 2000 to 2004, respondents were asked where they sought medical attention for the reported injury or poisoning. Responses were recorded as "Mentioned" or "Not Mentioned" for each medical resource the respondent named.

The universe for IRMEDPCPC changed in 2004 to include only medically consulted poisoning episodes and respondents were asked directly about where they sought medical advice from this source; responses were recorded as "Yes" or "No". As a result, there is a large decrease in "No" responses beginning in 2004 and a corresponding increase in persons not in the universe.

Universe

Availability

• 1997-2017

Weights

• 1997-2017 : PERWEIGHT