title: Common household poisonings.
abstract: Readily available household products represent a source of potential toxicity when ingested accidentally by children. Despite the large number of patients seen by physicians and a familiarity with many of these substances, patient management often remains a difficult problem. The current literature is reviewed with respect to appropriate management of ingestions of household cleaners, caustics, hydrocarbons, insecticides, rodenticides, plants, and other products often taken by children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Dymowski
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Uehara
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003902:Detergents / Q000506:poisoning; D006795:Household Products / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000506:poisoning; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning; D010578:Petroleum / Q000506:poisoning; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000506:poisoning
chemical_list: D003902:Detergents; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D007306:Insecticides; D010578:Petroleum; D012378:Rodenticides