Poison exposure and outcome of children admitted to a pediatric emergency department

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Poison exposure and outcome of children admitted to a pediatric emergency department Yan-Ren Lin, Tung-Kung Wu, Tzu-An Liu, Chu-Chung Chou, Han-Ping Wu Changhua, Taiwan, China Background: This paper reports the characteristics, outcomes and clinical features of children with poisoning treated at an emergency department (ED).

Results: The incidence of poison exposure was highest among adolescents and pre-school age children. Nonaccidental poisoning was more common in older girls and accidental poisoning was more common in younger boys (P