Children younger than 5 are at greatest risk for unintentional poisonings. Children in low-income situations are particularly vulnerable for exposures to potential poisons. Focus groups were conducted at a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program located in a large urban public hospital in New York City to gain information from low-income parents of young children about real and perceived bar...

last editorial of the asia pacific journal of medical toxicology addressed the important role of poison control centers in the improvement of public health (1). in vietnam, poison control center (pcc) of bach mai hospital has been the only national one for civilians. the establishment and activities of this center can be considered as one of the pioneers in the east asia. history and setting (2...

The effectiveness of child-resistant closures, required under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970, in reducing the incidence of accidental ingestion of aspirin and aspirin-containing products among children less than 5 years of age has been investigated. Data from Poison Control Centers and the National Center for Health Statistics were analyzed to determine the ingestion level before a...

OBJECTIVE To generate national estimates of hydrocarbon-related exposures occurring in children ≤5 years of age who were treated in US emergency departments or called a regional poison control center. METHODS This retrospective review compared hydrocarbon-related injuries that occurred from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2009, that were reported to the National Poison Data System and t...

Family physicians often manage substance ingestions in children, most of which are nontoxic in nature. Physicians should know the phone number of the poison control center, understand the appropriate initial assessment of suspected toxin ingestion, and recognize important toxidromes. Rapid triage is crucial, including airway, respiration, and circulation stabilization. Appropriate supportive or...

Rachel L. Chin, MD*, Kent R. Olson, MD**, Delia Dempsey, MS, MD*** *Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. San Francisco General Hospital, SF, CA **Medical Director, San Francisco Bay Area Regional Poison Control Center, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, SF, CA ***Assistant Adjunct Professor of...