Introduction: Nowadays, due to the spread of information and communication technology, health care delivery has become the traditional form of modernization. Disease registries are tools that play an important role in the healthcare industry. One of the areas that registries can be used for is poisoning. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to examine the worldwide toxicity registry. Methods: This research was reviewed and conducted in 2019 through search in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Embase databases with the keywords Registry , Registries , Poison* , Toxic* , Intoxication* , and performed with the help of Boolean operators AND and OR . In total, 620 articles without a time limit were selected based on the article title. Finally, after reviewing the full text of the articles, 25 articles were included in the study. The articles were then reviewed by researchers for analysis. Results: The findings of the present study showed that attention to registries in the field of
poisoning has an important role in the health care industry and because the pattern of
poisoning varies in each region, these registries can play an important role in prevention, treatment and policy-making. The first
poisoning registry was Beryllium
poisoning registry that created in the 1950s. To date, a handful of toxicity registries have been created around the world, most notably the ToxIC Registry that created by the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) in 2010, records the data of poisoned people. This
registry collects national and international
poisoning data in the areas of drug poisoning, drugs, snakebites, etc., and uses stored data for educational, research, prevention and policy-making purposes. Conclusion: In general, the
registry is the systematic collection of data on a specific disease (such as cancer, AIDS), exposure to hazardous substances or events (such as chemicals), or trauma and treatment (such as implanting medical devices). Implementing this tool in the field of health care will play an important role in policymaking and planning. Given the vastness of
Iran and the occurrence of various poisonings in Iran, it is suggested that a national toxicity
registry be implemented and that the pattern of poisonings in each region be determined.