Poisoning prevention education during emergency department visits for childhood poisoning

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 281-284

  Demorest, Rebecca A ^a   Posner, Jill C ^a,c   Osterhoudt, Kevin C ^a,b   Henretig, Fred M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Poison Control Center   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Poisoning; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONSET AGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONNEL; POISON CENTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 2442460812     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000125654.20443.33     Document Type: Review

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