Measuring a toddler's mouthful: toxicologic considerations.
The volume of a toddler's mouthful needs to be defined to estimate poisoning risk. We calculated a toddler's mouthful in 66 healthy children (1.5-4.5 years old) by measuring apple juice remaining in a cup after sipping. Mean volume was 9.3 mL (range, 3.5-29; 95% confidence interval, 8-11), twofold larger than commonly quoted values.
Ratnapalan
Savithiri
S
Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, the Hospital for Sick Children, and the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Potylitsina
Yelena
Y
Tan
Li Houng
LH
Roifman
Maian
M
Koren
Gideon
G
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004326:Drinking; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*