OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe differences in childhood pesticide exposures between counties on the Texas-Mexico border and nonborder counties. METHOD The authors reviewed all pesticide exposures among children younger than 6 years reported to the South Texas Poison Center during 1997 through 2000. RESULTS Nonborder counties had twice the reported exposure rate of bord...

Limitations of retrospective analyses R.S. Hoffman Poison centers provide poison prevention and safety information, professional education, and assistance with the diagnosis and treatment of poisoning. These invaluable efforts are linked to medically and legally mandated record keeping, which entails continuous and archived collection of data over time. Surrounded by gigabytes of information re...

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The American Association of Poison Control Centers (PCCs) has a nationwide toll-free number for contacting regional poison centers. To be automatically connected to a local poison center, call 800/222-1222. EMS providers should follow local protocols to determine how to contact PCCs, either directly or through on-line medical control. Most experts agree that PCCs are a reliable and current sour...

BACKGROUND Exposure to silica gel, a common desiccant, is considered common and non-toxic although data are limited. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the characteristics of silica gel ingestion, and to attempt to estimate the associated health care costs. METHODS We conducted a one year retrospective review of charts of a national poison information center to characterize ingestions of silica gel and...

From the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver (R.C.D., S.G.S., B.B.-B., J.L.G.); the Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (H.L.S.); the Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis (T.J.C.); and the American Association for the Treatmen...

Benzocaine is a topical anesthetic frequently used in healthcare facilities and in over-the-counter medications in concentrations up to 20%. Benzocaine may induce methemoglobinemia, a condition that impairs the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. The optimal management of exposure to benzocaine remains unclear because serious toxicity is uncommon and may not be dose-related. In 2000, it was estima...

BACKGROUND In this paper the structure of poisonings is described, based on the material collected from tele-toxicology consults by the Pomeranian Center of Toxicology in Gdańsk and harvested from its Electronic Poison Information Management System. In addition, we analyzed conclusions drawn from a 27-month operation of the system. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data were harvested from the Electronic ...

Loperamide is an over-the-counter antidiarrheal with opioid-receptor agonist properties. Recommended over-the-counter doses (range = 2-8 mg daily) do not produce opioid effects in the central nervous system because of poor oral bioavailability and P-glycoprotein efflux* of the medication (1); recent reports suggest that large doses (50-300 mg) of loperamide produce euphoria, central nervous sys...