@article{ref1,
title="Children in the United States make close to 200,000 emergency department visits due to poisoning each year",
journal="Pediatric emergency care",
year="2014",
author="Nalliah, Romesh P. and Anderson, Ingrid M. and Lee, Min Kyeong and Rampa, Sankeerth and Allareddy, Veerasathpurush and Allareddy, Veerajalandhar",
volume="30",
number="7",
pages="453-457",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to provide nationally representative hospital-based emergency department (ED) estimate visits in children (aged ≤ 18 y) attributed to poisoning in the United States in 2008. <br><br>METHODS: Nationwide Emergency Department Sample for the year 2008 was used. All ED visits among children (aged ≤ 18 y) with an external cause of injury for &quot;poisoning&quot; were selected for analysis. Demographic characteristics of the ED visits and outcomes examined included ED charges (EDCs), hospitalization charges (HCs), length of stay in hospital, and disposition after ED visit. <br><br>RESULTS: During the year 2008, a total of 191,197 ED visits were attributed to poisoning with close to 56% of all ED visits occurring among those aged younger than 4 years. Boys comprised approximately 54% of all ED visits. After an ED visit, 87% were routinely discharged, and 7.3% were admitted into the same hospital. Forty-eight children died in the ED. The frequently reported poisonings included accidental poisoning by other drugs (44,219 ED visits); accidental poisoning by other gases and vapors (27,035 ED visits); and accidental poisoning by analgesics, antipyretics, and antirheumatics (22,334 ED visits). The mean EDC per visit was $1077. The total EDC across the entire United States was $171.8 million. Mean length of stay was 1.9 days. Among those who were hospitalized, the mean HC was $11,792. The total HC across the entire United States was $162.3 million. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The current study provides nationally representative estimates of ED visits attributed to poisoning among children in the United States. High-risk groups and economics associated with treating these injuries are estimated.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0749-5161",
doi="10.1097/PEC.0000000000000160",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000000160"
}