Serious injuries from dishwasher powder ingestions in small children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 129-133

  Bertinelli, Amy ^a   Hamill, James ^a   Mahadevan, Murali ^a   Miles, Fiona ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Burns; Caustics; Chemical; Child; Dishwasher powder

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

AIRWAY; ALKALINITY; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGESTION; INJURY SEVERITY; INTUBATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POWDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DETERGENTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW ZEALAND; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POWDERS;

EID: 33644820575     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00811.x     Document Type: Review

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