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- Title
Acetaminophen toxicity in children.
- Authors
American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Drugs.
- Abstract
Acetaminophen is widely used in children, because its safety and efficacy are well established. Although the risk of developing toxic reactions to acetaminophen appears to be lower in children than in adults, such reactions occur in pediatric patients from intentional overdoses. Less frequently, acetaminophen toxicity is attributable to unintended inappropriate dosing or the failure to recognize children at increased risk in whom standard acetaminophen doses have been administered. Because the symptoms of acetaminophen intoxication are nonspecific, the diagnosis and treatment of acetaminophen intoxication are more likely to be delayed in unintentional cases of toxicity. This statement describes situations and conditions that may contribute to acetaminophen toxicity not associated with suicidal intentions.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2001, Vol 108, Issue 4, p1020
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.108.4.1020