Consultations attended by the Toxicological Information Service (TIS)

The Toxicological Information Service (SIT) of the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences (INTCF) presents the statistical data of the different consultations received on intoxications or exposure to toxic substances in humans, which are attended by a team of 20 doctors through a telephone service available 24 hours a day and which operates uninterruptedly 365 days a year.

The toxicological records of the consultations (aetiology, type of substance or product, types of presentation, route of entry and estimation of the severity of the poisoning) are related to various epidemiological variables (age, sex, geographical distribution, monthly and hourly distribution).

1.Thematic:
Sectoral information.

2.Indicators:
- Consultations: total number of consultations carried out.
- Age: most frequent age of intoxicated persons.
- Sex: most frequent sex of intoxicated persons.
- Route of entry: % of the most frequent route of entry in the poisonings consulted.
- Aetiology: % of the most frequent aetiology in the poisonings consulted.
- Type of product: % of the most frequent type of product in the poisonings consulted.

3.Geographical scope:
The information covers the whole of the national territory. Data are published at national level, by Autonomous Community and province.

4.Application bodies:
National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences (INTCF).

5.Temporal coverage:
Information on a daily basis, with data available from 01/01/2021 .

6.Updating of data:
The data is updated on a daily basis.

7.Standardisation processes:
The geographical data is standardised in accordance with the Technical Regulations of the CTEAJE (reference standard for IT tools in the field of the Administration of Justice).

8.Adjustment:
No seasonal adjustment, time series decomposition or similar methods are performed.

9.Source:
Data are obtained from the Toxicological Information Service of the INTCF.