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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Home Observation For Asymptomatic Coin Ingestion: Acceptance And Outcomes. The New York State Poison Control Center Coin Ingestion Study Group., Gregory P. Conners, D J. Cobaugh, R Feinberg, R Lucanie, T Caraccio, C M. Stork
Home Observation For Asymptomatic Coin Ingestion: Acceptance And Outcomes. The New York State Poison Control Center Coin Ingestion Study Group., Gregory P. Conners, D J. Cobaugh, R Feinberg, R Lucanie, T Caraccio, C M. Stork
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
OBJECTIVES: To obtain preliminary estimates of the acceptance rate and the frequency of adverse outcomes, and to identify issues related to acceptance, associated with management of asymptomatic pediatric coin ingestion by home observation, in preparation for a large-scale prospective study.
METHODS: Scripted telephone follow-up of callers who had reported asymptomatic pediatric coin ingestions to one of five poison control centers six to 36 months previously, which had been managed by home observation.
RESULTS: Of the 67 callers enrolled, 41 (67%) reported contacting a physician regarding the coin ingestion, despite home observation instruction by poison control center personnel. Those who did …
Trauma Outcome: Review Of Results In Urban Hospital In Southern Pakistan, Hasnain Zafar, Fuad Abid, Asad Jamil Raja, Mushtaq Ahmed, Faheem Nanajani, Yousuf Kamal Mirza
Trauma Outcome: Review Of Results In Urban Hospital In Southern Pakistan, Hasnain Zafar, Fuad Abid, Asad Jamil Raja, Mushtaq Ahmed, Faheem Nanajani, Yousuf Kamal Mirza
Section of General Surgery
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