Unintentional pediatric exposures to household cleaning products: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Poison Data System (2000-2015).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Household cleaning products are the second most common cause of unintentional poisoning in children < 6 years old in the United States. The aim of this study is to characterize exposures to household cleaning substances in this age group from data collected from the Nation's Poison Control Centers.

Methods

This cross-sectional study analyzed all household cleaner calls classified as age < 6 years old made to the American Association of Poison Control Centers between January 1st 2000 and December 31th 2015.

Results

Significant clinical effects or injury was low, making up only 2.6% of cases with a known medical outcome. Alkali-based cleaning products accounted for the third highest frequency of overall exposures and the highest number of all exposure outcome

SUBMITTER: Pacini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10422824 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature