SETH - AN EXPERT-SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT ON ACUTE DRUG POISONING INADULTS

The aim of SETH is to give end-users specific advice concerning treatm ent and monitoring of adult drug poisoning. SETH is developed with an off the shelf expert system shell (KBMS) and runs on a microcomputer. Technical choices were done according to this analysis, financial cons iderations and portability. Currently, the database contains 1000 Fren ch drugs from 75 different toxicological classes. The SETH expert syst em simulates the expert reasoning, taking into account for each toxico logical class delay, signs and dose. Two phases of evaluation were per formed. The experimental implementation of Seth began in April 1992 in our Poison Control Centre. Since then, 1100 cases inputted by residen ts were analysed by SETH. The extension of the knowledge base to child poisoning began in March 1993.