Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
published online 07 November 2011.
See related article, p 265
The dramatic reduction in pediatric deaths from unintentional poisonings in the last half of the 20th century is a model of the successful application of injury prevention theory and practice. The increases in hospitalizations, emergency department (ED) visits, and persistence of deaths caused by unintentional pediatric pharmaceutical poisonings in the first decade of this century are described by Bond et al
1 in this issue of
The Journal and remind us that this effort is not yet complete. Hopefully the findings in this study can help catalyze targeted efforts to reverse the rise in injuries from pediatric pharmaceutical poisonings and push the number of pediatric deaths closer to zero.
CRC, Child-resistant closure, ED, Emergency department, OTC, Over-the-counter
The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
PII: S0022-3476(11)00934-6
doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.09.020
Published by Elsevier Inc.
