Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of intoxications (poisonings).
Family history
- What is the general health status of your relatives?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- Are you exposed to harmful working substances in your profession?
Current anamnesis/systemic anamnesis (somatic and psychological complaints) [self or external anamnesis].
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- How long have these symptoms been present?
- Was there a trigger for the symptomatology?
- Substances, drug, medication:
- What was ingested?
- How much was taken?
- How was it taken?
- When was it taken?
- Consumption of plants: Which plant and which parts of the plant were consumed?
- Mushroom meal: time interval between mushroom meal and appearance of first symptoms?
- Do you suffer from nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or other symptoms of the gastrointestinal tract?
- Do you suffer from headaches, dizziness?
- Have there been any disturbances in consciousness?
- What did you last eat and drink?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you smoke? If yes, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipes per day?
- Do you drink alcohol more often? If yes, what drink(s) and how many glasses of it per day?
- Do you use drugs? If yes, which drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Pregnancies
- Environmental history
- Medication history
Important note!Bring anything that can help determine the cause of poisoning:
- Medication or medication packaging
- Food scraps
- Vomit
- Products that may be the cause of poisoning
If intoxication (poisoning) is suspected, a visit to the doctor is required immediately, regardless of the symptoms!
