Citation

Schum TR, Lachman BS. Clin. Pediatr. 1982; 21(5): 282-285.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1982, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7075088

Abstract

Over a 13-month period, 14 patients were hospitalized at Milwaukee Children's Hospital for rodenticide ingestions. Ten of the 14 patients ingested Vacor Rat Poison (N-3-pyridylmethyl N'-p-nitrophenyl urea). Small children could easily mistake Vacor, which resembles corn meal, for breakfast cereal. To intervene for safer packaging of toxic substances, pediatricians need to be aware of the health hazard posed to children by attractive packaging.

Language: en