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Medicines Pose Greatest Risk of Poisoning to Young Children

Research shows that parents and other caregivers need to be more vigilant about keeping their toddlers out of the medicine cabinet. According to the research, children are twice as likely to be poisoned by medicines than by cleaning products or other household substances. The research further showed that emergency department visits for unintentional poisoning involved prescription or over-the-counter medication in 68.9% of pediatric cases, according to Daniel S. Budnitz, MD, of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and colleagues. Children 5 and under accounted for 81.3% of pediatric accidental poisonings in the study.

Read further details about the research on MedPage Today.

About the <span>Author</span>

About the Author

Tom D'Amore is the founder of D'Amore Law Group and a trial attorney with over 30 years of experience representing injured people and their families across the West Coast, securing more than $325 million in recoveries. He handles cases involving car accidents, trucking accidents, construction injuries, medical malpractice, and sexual abuse. Licensed in Oregon, Washington, and California, Tom is the only NBTA board-certified truck accident attorney in Oregon. He is a national Board of Governors member, past Executive Committee member, and past Budget and Audit Chair of the American Association for Justice, as well as past President of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice.
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