title: Childhood poisoning: a community hospital experience.
abstract: We reviewed medical records of 53 children who ingested poison and were treated as inpatients and 107 who were treated as outpatients in a Southeastern community hospital. Findings included a much higher incidence of petroleum distillate poisoning than is found nationally, and a low frequency of aspirin ingestions. Data on packaging of the poisons indicate that one third was stored in food containers. Of the products encountered, 33% currently require safety packaging but were found in obsolete containers.
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000506:poisoning; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004349:Drug Packaging; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006795:Household Products / Q000506:poisoning; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000506:poisoning; D007223:Infant; D007648:Kerosene / Q000506:poisoning; D008297:Male; D010578:Petroleum / Q000506:poisoning; D011041:Poisoning; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; D007648:Kerosene; D010578:Petroleum; D001241:Aspirin