Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports – August 1, 2004
August 1, 2004
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An Update on Pediatric Toxicology
Although an increasingly uncommon scenario, pediatric patients continue to suffer fatal consequences of poisonings in the United States each year. Individuals providing care for the pediatric population continue in their efforts not only to find ways to treat exposed children, but also to avoid exposures from occurring at all. The goal of reducing morbidity and mortality from poisonings in ever-changing environments, both in the home and at the hospital, remains a challenge to all caregivers.