Polakoff J M, Lacouture P G, Lovejoy F H
Am J Dis Child. 1984 Nov;138(11):1014-7. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1984.02140490014003.
A prospective study investigated poisonings that occur away from home. During the study period, 13% of all poisonings involving children aged 5 years or younger occurred away from home. Drugs accounted for most of these poisonings in both study and control (cases randomly selected from poisoning that occurred at home) groups. The potential toxicity of products involved in the study group was significantly greater than that in controls. Prescription drug poisonings, which occurred with similar frequency in study and control groups, were more potentially toxic in the former. The availability of ipecac syrup was significantly less in the study group. Grandparents' homes, the most common location in the study group, also had the lowest availability of ipecac. Poisonings away from home are frequent, potentially dangerous, and these environments are less adequately prepared to handle such exposures.
一项前瞻性研究调查了发生在家庭以外场所的中毒事件。在研究期间，所有涉及5岁及以下儿童的中毒事件中有13%发生在家庭以外场所。在研究组和对照组（从在家中发生的中毒事件中随机选取的病例）中，药物导致了这些中毒事件中的大多数。研究组中涉及的产品潜在毒性显著高于对照组。处方药中毒事件在研究组和对照组中发生频率相似，但在研究组中其潜在毒性更大。研究组中吐根糖浆的可获得性显著更低。祖父母家是研究组中最常见的场所，吐根糖浆的可获得性也最低。家庭以外场所的中毒事件很常见，具有潜在危险性，而且这些环境应对此类暴露的准备不足。
