title: Toxicology case of the month: ingestion of two unidentified tablets by a toddler.
abstract: An asymptomatic 18 month old child presents to the emergency department of a small district hospital shortly after ingesting two unidentified tablets. A small number of pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs may produce life threatening toxicity in a small child if ingested even in one or two dose units and the onset of toxicity may be delayed for some agents. Following risk assessment, a rational management plan is devised and the child is carefully monitored. The patient is observed overnight and discharged home the following day.
authors.affiliation: Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McCoubrie
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: F F S
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Little
mesh_terms: D003666:Decontamination; D004435:Eating; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D013607:Tablets / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D013607:Tablets