RT Book, Section A1 Stolbach, Andrew A1 Zhong, Shawn Xun A2 Farcy, David A. A2 Chiu, William C. A2 Flaxman, Alex A2 Marshall, John P. SR Print(0) ID 55815140 T1 Chapter 43. Salicylate Overdose T2 Critical Care Emergency Medicine YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-162824-2 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55815140 RD 2024/03/29 AB Salicylates have been used since the 19th century.1 Today, salicylates are used therapeutically throughout the world. The most commonly encountered salicylate is acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). Other medications include the liniment methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen) and bismuth subsalicylate, the active ingredient in Pepto-Bismol. Because salicylates are ubiquitous, there is great potential for toxicity, intentional or accidental. In 2008, there were over 19,000 aspirin-alone exposures reported and about 2,000 aspirin coingestions reported to the National Poison Data System.2