King W D, Palmisano P A
Southeast Child Safety Institute, Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham 35233.
South Med J. 1989 Dec;82(12):1468-71, 1478. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198912000-00004.
Although the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 has resulted in a 65% decline in ingestion of products packaged in child-resistant containers, ingestion of prescription drugs by children has declined by only 36%. Since ingestion of solid prescription drugs remains an important cause of ingestion-related morbidity in children, this descriptive epidemiologic study of cases reported to a poison control center was done with the hope of identifying factors responsible for this continuing problem. The study provides an epidemiologic perspective of this unnecessary risk to child health, and also proposes interventions targeted to high-risk caregivers.
尽管1970年的《预防中毒包装法案》使儿童防开启包装容器内产品的摄入量下降了65%，但儿童处方药的摄入量仅下降了36%。由于固体处方药的摄入仍然是儿童摄入相关发病的一个重要原因，因此开展了这项针对向中毒控制中心报告病例的描述性流行病学研究，希望找出导致这一持续问题的因素。该研究提供了对儿童健康这种不必要风险的流行病学观点，还提出了针对高危照料者的干预措施。
