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Abstract
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OBJECTIVE: Perform an updated description of adolescent occupational exposures reported to the United States poison centers.
METHODS: We performed a descriptive analysis of adolescents ages 13-19 years with unintentional occupational exposures from 2011 to 2020 using the National Poison Data System. A clinically significant occupational poisoning (CSOP) case is defined as exposures with moderate effect, major effect, or death. Differences in substance categories between younger (13-17 years) and older (18-19 years) adolescents with CSOP were compared.
RESULTS: There were 14374 adolescent occupational exposures. There were 2151 CSOPs. The most common substance categories associated with CSOP were household cleaners (22.3%), chemicals (20.8%), industrial cleaners (14.2%), fumes/gases/vapors (10.8%), and hydrocarbons (5.9%). Categories of exposures were similar across age groups.
CONCLUSIONS: This study found that, despite a reduction in the number of adolescent occupational exposures, CSOPs persist.
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