RT Book, Section
A1 Fine, Jeffrey S.
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1108427455
T1 Pediatric Principles
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071801843
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108427455
RD 2024/04/24
AB Phone  calls  to  poison  centers  regarding  childhood  exposures  to  xenobiotics  are  more  frequent  than  those  regarding  any  other  age  group.  Because  of  this  and  the  frequent  role  of  poisoning  as  a  cause  of  pediatric  injury,  pediatricians  have  been  active  for  many  years  in  helping  to  establish  and  promote  the  study  of  medical  toxicology,  as  well  as  in  establishing  and  supporting  the  use  of  regional  poison  centers.  Although  the  basic  approaches  to  the  medical  management  of  toxicologic  problems  outlined  in  Chaps.  3  and  4  are  generally  applicable  to  both  children  and  adults,  issues  such  as  child  abuse  by  poisoning  are  of  particular  concern.  This  chapter  provides  a  perspective  on  the  application  of  generally  accepted  toxicologic  principles  for  children.