Table of Contents

1)General Principles of Pediatric Poisoning 2) Poison Prevention in the Home 3) Poison Control Centers 4) Maternal-Fetal Toxicology 5) Breast Milk Toxicity 6) Toxicity in the Premature Infant 7) Special Toxicologic Considerations in the Neonate 8)Special Toxicologic Considerations in the Toddler 9)Special Toxicologic Considerations in the Adolescent 10) Pediatric Toxicokinetics and Pharmacology 11)Toxic Syndromes and Toxidrome Recognition 12)Airway Management in the Poisoned Child 13)Advance Pediatric Life Support (APLS) 14) Pediatric Haz Mat 15) Weapons of Mass Destruction 16)Gastrointestinal Decontamination 17)Antidotes 18)Extracorporeal Removal of Toxins 19) Poisoning and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 20)Laboratory Testing in the Poisoned Pediatric Patient 21)Fluid/Electrolyte Acid/Base Management in the Poisoned Child 22)Thermoregulation in the Poisoned Child 23)Organ System Toxicity 24)Radiologic Findings in the Poisoned Child 25)Lethal Toxins in Small Doses 26) Nontoxic Drugs 27) Over the Counter Medications 28)Acetaminophen 29)Anticholinergic Poisoning 30)Aspirin Poisoning 31)Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs 32)Caffeine Toxicity 33)Vitamins 34)Prescription Drugs 35)Antihypertensives, B-blockers and Calcium Antagonists 36)Colchicine 37)Digoxin Toxicity 38)Theophylline 39)Sedative Hypnotics 40)Hypoglycemic Agents and Insulin 41)Antiepileptic Agents 42)Isoniazid Poisoning 43)Antidepressant Overdose 44)Lithium Toxicity 45)Neuroletics and Antipsychotic Drugs 46)Household Poisons 47)Alcohols 48)Caustics: Acids and Alkali 49)Hydrocarbons 50)Mothballs, Camphor, and Deodorizers 51)Organophosphates, Carbamates, Pesticides and Herbicides 52)Rodenticides and Anticoagulants 53)Drugs of Abuse 54)Amphetamines 55)Anabolic Steroids and Hormonal Drugs 56)Cannabinoids 57)Cocaine Toxicity 58)Hallucinogenic Agents 59)Inhalants 60)Opioids 61)Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault 62)Phencyclidine Toxicity 63)Tobacco Products 64)Withdrawal Syndromes 65)Metals Overview 66)Arsenic Poisoning 67)Button Batteries 68)Iron Poisoning 69)Lead Poisoning 70)Mercury Poisoning 71)Blood and Cellular Toxins 72)Carbon Monoxide 73)Cyanide Poisoning 74)Methemoglobinemia 75) Natural and Environmental Toxins 76) Herbal Products 77) Food Poisoning and Botulism 78) Marine Envenomations 79) Mushroom Poisoning 80) Poisonous Plants 81) Snake Envenomations 82) Spider and Arthropod Bites 83) Study Questions and Answers Color Plates

About the Author

Timothy B. Erickson, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Residency Program Director, Director, Division of Clinical Toxicology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Steven E. Aks, DO, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Carl Baum, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Director of Medical Toxicology, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Louis Ling, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Division of Clinical Toxicology, University of Minnesota, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota