This study examined the relationship between selected factors and all human exposures involving jellyfish stings reported to Texas poison centers. Cases were obtained retrospectively from calls to poison centers in Texas and included all reported human exposures during 1998-2004 involving jellyfish stings. The distribution of cases was determined for a variety of demographic and clinical parame...

OBJECTIVE To describe a case of intentional ingestion of hand sanitizer in our hospital and to review published cases and those reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System. DESIGN A case report, a literature review of published cases, and a query of the National Poison Data System. SETTING Medical intensive care unit. PATIENT Seventeen-yr-ol...

INTRODUCTION Human hydrocarbon exposures have the potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality. To determine which hydrocarbons were associated with the most severe adverse outcomes, human exposure data reported to American poison information centers were analyzed. METHODS Outcome data for single-substance, hydrocarbon exposures reported to the American Association of Poison Control...

Lomotil (Pfizer Inc., New York, NY) (diphenoxylate-atropine) is said to be potentially toxic to toddlers with exposure to as little as one to two tablets. A review of the data on diphenoxylate-atropine poisonings from the American Association of Poison Control Centers annual reports, review articles, and case series disputes this view. Fatalities associated with diphenoxylate-atropine have been...

Tile basic objective of tilis study was the evaluation of gastric lavage in the treat ment of accidental ingestion of petroleum distillate products, with particular emphasis on the development of pulmonary compli cations. Also, more detailed information concerning various clinical and epidemio logic aspects of poisoning from these prod ucts was sougilt. In addition it was felt that such a study...

OBJECTIVE To investigate national trends in unintentional pediatric exposures to 3 common alpha-2 agonists: clonidine, guanfacine, and tizanidine. Secondary objectives were to describe outcomes, symptoms, treatments, and death. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart review from the American Association of Poison Control Centers National Poison Data System from January 2000 to December 2011 for unin...

Recent global estimates of deaths from poisoning suggest that more than 150,000 deaths occur each year in China from pesticide poisoning alone. One response from the Chinese government has been to set up Poison Control Centers in each province to improve management. Unfortunately, the epidemiology of poisoning in China is still unclear and there are no specialist clinical toxicologists to take ...