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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
5
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1989-12-7
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A study of 1943 potentially toxic ingestions occurring in children under 6 years of age was conducted by 3 geographically and demographically diverse poison centres to determine the incidence of exposures to poison. Of the total group, 30.1% indicated that the child had experienced a prior poison exposure (12.0% in children under 1 year of age, and 41.3% of children between the ages of 3 and 5 years). Most repeaters (68.9%) experienced only 1 prior ingestion (range 1 to 15). Two prior ingestions were reported in 17.6% of repeaters; 3 prior ingestions in 4.4%. A profound effect of age on type of substance ingested was observed, with drugs accounting for 11.0% of ingestions in children under the age of 1 year, 23.2% in 1-year-old, and 49.9% in 2- to 5-year-old. A corresponding age-related decline in ingestions of household and personal care products was also noted. Although less marked than the age effect, a statistically significant propensity to re-ingest similar types of poisons was observed. Among repeaters, those with a prior ingestion of a drug subsequently ingested another drug 1.49 times more frequently than expected. A similar trend was observed with products (1.24 times more frequently) and plants (2.00 times more frequently).
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0112-5966
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
4
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
381-6
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:articleTitle |
Recurrent poisonings among paediatric poisoning victims.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
National Capital Poison Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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