The Subspecialty of Medical Toxicology

Editorial

iMedPub Journals 2020 http://www.imedpub.com Journal of Medical Toxicology and Clinical Forensic Medicine ISSN 2471-9641 Vol. 6 No. 2 : 1 DOI: 10.36648/2471-9 641.6.2.1

Konstantin Mikhaylovitch B The Subspecialty of Medical Toxicology Department of Toxicology, Ural State Medical University, Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia Received: 24 March 2020; Accepted: 10 April 2020; Published: 17 April 2020

Corresponding author: Konstantin Mikhaylovitch B Introduction  [email protected] Medical toxicology is a subspecialty of medicine focusing on toxicology and providing the diagnosis, management, Department of Toxicology, Ural State and prevention of poisoning and other adverse effects due Medical University, Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia to medications, occupational and environmental toxicants, and biological agents. Medical toxicologists are involved in the assessment and treatment of a wide variety of problems, Citation: Mikhaylovitch BK. Medical including acute or chronic poisoning, adverse drug Toxicology. J Med Toxicol Clin Forensic Med. reactions (ADRs), drug overdoses, envenomations, substance 2020, 2:1. abuse, industrial accidents, and other chemical exposures.

Journal of Medical Toxicology and Clinical Forensic Medicine, deals with both Toxicology and Forensic Medicine. Medical Examples of exposures commonly evaluated by medical Toxicology is nothing but a medical subspecialty concentrating toxicologists include acute drug overdoses, envenomations, on the analysis, supervision and prevention of harming and ingestions of food borne or plant and mushroom toxins, additional adversative health issues due to medicines, work- hazardous exposures to chemical products, and the related and ecological contaminants, and organic causes. Clinical management of drug withdrawal syndromes. Medical Forensic Medicine (CFM) is a health field which deals with the toxicologists practice in a variety of professional settings collaboration of clinical medicine and the law. It also involved in including the direct treatment and consultation of acutely the examination of healthcare doctors who are believed to be poisoned patients in emergency departments or intensive care impaired or may be a possible risk to the public for other units, poison control center management, industry and reasons. commerce, as well as government regulatory bodies.

Training in Medical Toxicology prepares you to work in a variety Medical Toxicology is a field of medicine dedicated to the of settings including emergency departments and in-patient evaluation and treatment of poisoned and envenomated units where they directly treat acutely poisoned patients, patients. This also includes adverse health effects of outpatient clinics and occupational health settings where they medications, occupational and environmental toxins, and biological agents. evaluate the health impact from exposure to toxic substances in the home or workplace, National and regional poison control Medical Toxicologists are involved in the care of people who centers where they provide medical direction for health come into contact with drugs, substances or other agents professionals, personal responders and the general public, causing potentially adverse health effects. This entails expertise academic institutions where they are involved in teaching, in many areas, such as: Unintentional and intentional overdoses research, and improving evidence-based patient care, Industry of such agents, Exposure to industrial chemical products and and commerce where they contribute to pharmaceutical environmental hazards, Drug abuse management, Diagnosis and research and development, product safety, occupational health management of exposures, Independent medical examinations, services, and regulatory compliance, Governmental agencies assessing injury or disability resulting from toxic exposures. where they provide toxicology expertise at all levels from local health departments to federal entities, and clinical and forensic Medical toxicology focuses on the diagnosis, management and laboratories where they aid in the design, conduction and prevention of poisoning due to drugs, occupational and interpretation of diagnostic tests and forensic studies. environmental toxins, and biological agents.

Journal of Medical Toxicology and Clinical Forensic Medicine 2020 ISSN 2471-9641 Vol. 6 No. 2 : 1

As the World battles through the Covid 19 Pandemic, the medical research and in particular forensic medicine plays a crucial role in assessing if this Covid 19 virus is a natural occurring or a manmade disaster. Even though there have been mixed reaction on the source and transmission of Covid 19 virus, but the forensics with the help of advances technologies can give an insights into this. A forensic assessment of such kind of viruses can help the world be prepared and ready for such pandemics in the future: • Forensic medicine can be used in creating a vaccine for Covid 19, • Preventing Pandemics in the future by looking for possible virus threats • Shall help governments to maintain peace and not engage in germfare or biowar fare I hope that the readers of this note understand that the objective of the journal is to publish studies that focus on advancing the care of patients suffering illness related to toxin, drug, or environmental exposures through bedside care, education, research, and public health endeavors.