Beverage ethanol exposures among infants reported to United States poison control centers
| Autor: | Christopher E. Gaw, Amanda S Korenoski, Casey G Lim, Kevin C. Osterhoudt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Poison Control Centers Poison control Alcohol Toxicology Beverages 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Retrospective Studies Ethanol business.industry Poisoning Infant 030208 emergency & critical care medicine General Medicine Hazard United States chemistry Toxicity Female business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.). 59(7) |
| ISSN: | 1556-9519 |
| Popis: | Case studies and small series have demonstrated that beverage ethanol may pose a serious poisoning hazard to infants. Intoxicated infants may not present with the classic signs or symptoms of ethanol poisoning. The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of beverage ethanol exposures among infants reported to the United States poison control centers.Data from the National Poison Data System were retrospectively analyzed for infants12 months of age who were exposed to beverage ethanol from 2009-2018.Over the 10-year study period, 1,818 infant exposures to beverage ethanol were reported. Most exposures were single substance (95.2%), and the most common route of exposure was ingestion (Beverage ethanol exposures among infants are associated with hospitalization, serious clinical effects, and mortality. Infants may present with atypical signs and symptoms of intoxication, requiring a high index of suspicion. Opportunities exist to reduce exposures by addressing improper storage of beverage alcohols. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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