The Undifferentiated Pediatric Ingestion: What to Expect and How to React

Division

North Florida

Hospital

North Florida Regional Medical Center

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

4-22-2020

Keywords

toxicology, poison, poisoning, prognosis, chemically-induced disorders

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine | Pediatrics

Abstract

Accidental poisonings account for nearly 70,000 pediatric visits to the ED every year. Which ingestions might be fatal, even at small doses? How will you know what to check in an asymptomatic patient?

Publisher or Conference

EMResident

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