Title: Causes of fatal pediatric poisoning in the United State: 2012-2017<br/>Author: Hong Kim<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/526/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
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Substance use disorder contributes significantly to pediatric exposure/poisoning. There has been an increase in the opioid overdose deaths in the US, placing pediatric population to possible exposure. A retrospective study of fatal pediatric poisoning in the US was investigated using the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) from 2012-2017.</p>
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17 US states (AK, CO, GA, KT, MD, MA, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, UT, VA, WI) reported to NVDRS from 2012-2017. </p>
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Age was limited to 0-9 years</p>
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Results</p>
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1850 violent deaths were identified: n=122 (7%) were poisoning related</p>
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Characteristics</p>
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Male: 49%</li>
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Approximately 25% were homicide-suicides</li>
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Region</p>
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Midwest: 25%</li>
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Northeast: 5%</li>
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South: 53%</li>
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West: 17%</li>
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Most common exposure/etiology</p>
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Opioid (50%)</li>
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Benzodiazepines (8%)</li>
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Amphetamines (7%)</li>
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Antidepressants (5%)</li>
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Conclusion</p>
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A large proportion of poisoning related pediatric fatality was due to opioid exposure</li>
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Largest proportion of death was reported from the Southern US.</li>
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Hunter AA et a. An examination of fatal child poisonings in the United States using the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), 2012–2017. Clin Toxicol. 2021</p>
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<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2021.1955913">https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2021.1955913</a></li>
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