title: Acute pesticide-related illnesses among working youths, 1988-1999.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this study was to describe acute occupational pesticide-related illnesses among youths and to provide prevention recommendations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey data from 8 states and from poison control center data were analyzed. Illness incidence rates and incidence rate ratios were calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 531 youths were identified with acute occupational pesticide-related illnesses. Insecticides were responsible for most of these illnesses (68%), most of which were of minor severity (79%). The average annual incidence rate among youths aged 15 to 17 years was 20.4 per billion hours worked, and the incidence rate ratio among youths vs adults was 1.71 (95% confidence interval = 1.53, 1.91).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present findings suggest the need for greater efforts to prevent acute occupational pesticide-related illnesses among adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA. jac6@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Geoffrey M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Calvert
authors.forename: Louise N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Mehler
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosales
authors.forename: Lynden
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: Dorilee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Male
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shafey
authors.forename: Rupali
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lackovic
authors.forename: Ernest
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arvizu
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000506:poisoning; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009790:Occupations / Q000145:classification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010575:Pesticides / Q000145:classification / Q000506:poisoning*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D040442:Public Health Informatics; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000506:poisoning; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D007306:Insecticides; D010575:Pesticides; D011722:Pyrethrins