title: Seasonality of reported poison exposures.
abstract: Review of 3,381 records from New Hampshire Poison Center for July through September 1981 and January through March 1982 revealed no seasonal difference in the total number of calls. A significant predominance in the summer reports was noted for plants, pesticides, envenomations, and acetaminophen exposures. During the winter a predominance was noted for aspirin, vitamins, cold and cough remedies, liniments, foods, and calls with no specific agent identified.
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000506:poisoning; D001241:Aspirin / Q000506:poisoning; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning; D009513:New Hampshire; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012621:Seasons; D014707:Vermont; D014815:Vitamins / Q000506:poisoning
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D014815:Vitamins; D000082:Acetaminophen; D001241:Aspirin