Recomendaciones sobre la prevención de intoxicaciones
- S. Mintegi
- M.J. Esparza
- J.C. González
- B. Rubio
- F. Sánchez
- J.J. Vila
- F. Yagüe
- M.T. Benítez
ISSN: 1695-4033, 1696-4608
Year of publication: 2015
Volume: 83
Issue: 6
Pages: 440-440
Type: Article
More publications in: Anales de Pediatría: Publicación Oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría ( AEP )
Abstract
Poisoning is the fifth leading cause of death from unintentional injury in the WHO European region, while Spain is in the group with a lower rate. Most involuntary poisonings occur in young children while they are at the home, due to unintentional ingestion of therapeutic drugs or household products. Of these, a large percentage is stored in non-original containers and/or within reach of children. In this article, the Committee on Safety and Non-Intentional Injury Prevention in Childhood of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics provides a series of recommendations, educational as well as legal, to prevent such cases.