American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 181-187 , September 2009

Medication Overdoses Leading to Emergency Department Visits Among Children

  • Sarah F. Schillie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Nadine Shehab, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Karen E. Thomas, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Injury Response, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Daniel S. Budnitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Daniel S. Budnitz, MD, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A-24, Atlanta GA 30333

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    Differences in rates of emergency department visits for medication overdoses and nonpharmaceutical product overexposures in children, by age category; population rate estimates based on the average of

    Differences in rates of emergency department visits for medication overdoses and nonpharmaceutical product overexposures in children, by age category; population rate estimates based on the average of 2004 and 2005 mid-year U.S. Census estimates from the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC; bars represent 95% CIs

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    Overdose cause for the four medication classes most commonly implicated in pediatric medication overdoses; cough and cold agents include over-the-counter and prescription combination drugsNSAIDs, nons

    Overdose cause for the four medication classes most commonly implicated in pediatric medication overdoses; cough and cold agents include over-the-counter and prescription combination drugs

    NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

 The full text of this article is available via AJPM Online at www.ajpm-online.net.

PII: S0749-3797(09)00389-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.05.018

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 181-187 , September 2009

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