Studies
This page includes both current and completed BPSU studies. You can browse studies by speciality, year or status using the filters below, and access study summaries, protocols, publications and patient information materials where available. Together, these studies provide an important evidence base for clinical practice, service development, public health policy and future research.
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Acute severe poisonings
This surveillance study aimed to determine the incidence of accidental poisoning; identify trends in severe poisonings that might inform public health interventions; describe the demographics of presenting populations; and calculate the severity of the poisoning event as determined by the EAPCCT poisoning severity score. The study was led by Dr Elizabeth Starkey, winner of the Sir Peter Tizard Bursary 2014-15.
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Suspected fatal adverse drug reaction in children
This prospective study ( June 2002 to June 2003) intended to document whether fatal adverse drug reactions (ADRs) were a problem in children in the UK. At the time of this study, it was possible that there may have been under-reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in children. Medicines in children were frequently prescribed “off-label” and therefore had not been formally evaluated for safety and efficacy in that age group. It was hoped that this prospective study would, for the first time, allow the documentation of whether fatal adverse drug reactions were a significant problem in children.
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Fatal/severe allergic reactions to food ingestion
This study took place from March 1998 to February 2000. It aimed to estimate the incidence of fatal and very severe allergic reactions to food in children. To describe the circumstances in which these reactions occurred and describe the clinical course and management of these cases. Additionally, the study wanted to determine whether such children had previous reactions and whether the severity of these previous reactions predicted later severe reactions.
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Chemistry set poisoning
The BPSU facilitated the surveillance of chemistry set poisoning in 1991. The team collected information on the substances involved, the packaging and associated risk factors and outcomes.
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