Prevention of Pediatric Pharmaceutical Poisonings

Causes, control, and prevention of accidental poisonings.

Clinical evaluation of pediatric ethylene glycol monobutyl ether poisonings.

Ethylene glycol butyl ether, CAS 111-76-2, an ingredient in many popular commercial window/glass cleaners, is known to produce equal if not greater toxicity than ethylene glycol when administered to animals. Treatment recommendations for human poisonings are based upon animal data and include the use of ethanol therapy to inhibit the production of toxic metabolites. No human experiential data e...

Adult prescription drug use and pediatric medication exposures and poisonings.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Nontherapeutic medication ingestions continue to be a major pediatric health problem, with recent increases in ingestions despite a number of public health interventions. It is unknown how changes in adult prescription drug use relate to pediatric medication poisonings. The objective of the study was to measure the association between changing adult prescription drug p...

Adult Prescription Drug Use and Pediatric Medication Exposures and Poisonings

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nontherapeutic medication ingestions continue to be a major pediatric health problem, with recent increases in ingestions despite a number of public health interventions. It is unknown how changes in adult prescription drug use relate to pediatric medication poisonings. The objective of the study was to measure the association between changing adult prescription drug ...

Activated charcoal for pediatric poisonings: the universal antidote?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW For decades, activated charcoal has been used as a 'universal antidote' for the majority of poisons because of its ability to prevent the absorption of most toxic agents from the gastrointestinal tract and enhance the elimination of some agents already absorbed. This manuscript will review the history of activated charcoal, its indications, contraindications, and the complicat...