From the monthly archives: April 2008
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http://sev.prnewswire.com/health-care-hospitals/20080128/DC1255028012008-1.html
Leading makers of OTC medicines working to raise awareness of this need among parents, healthcare professionals
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A government report published today by the journal Pediatrics shows that the number of emergency room visits by children attributable to pediatric over-the-counter (OTC) or [...]
Each year, approximately 2.4 million people – more than half under age 6 – swallow or have contact with a poisonous substance. As poison prevention, and appropriate, immediate treatment to poison contact or ingestion, are critical to keeping your child safe, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has some important tips.
To poison proof your [...]
The American Association of Poison Control Centers collects data transmitted to them through 61 poison control centers located throughout the Nation. The report is called, the Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ National Poisoning and Exposure Database.
The 2005 data was published in the Journal-Clinical Toxicology 44:803-932, 2006.
From the 2005 [...]
