Letter: Poisoned children.

Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on Our Children

An increasingly vast body of evidence shows that some chronic conditions such as birth defects, cancers, and developmental disorders among children are linked to the poisons that are dumped into the food children eat, the water they drink, and the air they breathe. Children are especially vulnerable to the effects of many chemicals, but industrial chemicals are rarely tested for health and safe...

Which children benefit from letter names in learning letter sounds?

Typical U.S. children use their knowledge of letters' names to help learn the letters' sounds. They perform better on letter sound tests with letters that have their sounds at the beginnings of their names, such as v, than with letters that have their sounds at the ends of their names, such as m, and letters that do not have their sounds in their names, such as h. We found this same pattern amo...

Medial patellofemoral ligament injury in children: letter.

Measurement of letter acuity in preschool children.

Measurement of visual acuity remains the most frequently used technique for the assessment of vision in both adults and children. Visual acuity is usually measured clinically in adults using a Snellen chart. However. this technique demands a level of cognition and literacy which is beyond the majority of young children. The measurement of visual acuity in preschool children presents an addition...

The Poisoned Pediatric Patient.

1. Understand the epidemiology of pediatric poisonings and explain how developmental milestones influence behavior that may lead to a poisoning exposure. 2. Perform a focused toxicologic physical examination and describe the various toxidromes. 3. Explain the primary acid-base disturbance in salicylate toxicity. 4. Determine which patient requires treatment after acute acetaminophen ingestion. ...