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Contains Duke Hospital patient discharge summary records for individuals who experienced poisoning and sought treatment at the Duke University Medical Center between 1953 and 1979. Included in the discharge summaries are the chief complaint that caused hospitalization, symptoms, past history, physical examination, clinical findings, course of treatment, diagnosis, and patient's disposition. Summaries also provide commentary on surrounding social circumstances. The summaries are organized chronologically and then grouped alphabetically by type of poison. Types of materials include correspondence, discharge reports, and notes. Materials range in date from 1953 to 1985.

Contains internal forms used to track requests for information and phone calls to the Duke Poison Control Center. The forms include general information about the patient and poison, but now include an area to record the type of container, whether it was closed or open, and what kind of cautionary label was present. Materials date to 1987.