OBJECTIVE Methanol poisoning by ingestion is well represented in current emergency medicine literature. Much less described, however, is poisoning via intentional inhalation of methanol-containing products such as carburetor cleaner. This study intends to explore the exposure routes and treatment patterns of methanol cases reported to Texas Poison Centers. METHODS All cases of methanol exposu...

PURPOSE Abuse and misuse of prescription opioids are serious public health problems. Abuse-deterrent formulations are an intervention to balance risk mitigation with appropriate patient access. This study evaluated the effects of physicochemical barriers to crushing and dissolving on safety outcomes associated with extended-release oxycodone (ERO) tablets (OxyContin) using a national surveillan...

recent article in Pediatrics warns against inhaling cinnamon powder and cites experiments that demonstrated chronic inflammation and fibrotic changes to the pulmonary tissue of rats forced to inhale cinnamon powder, and was written in response to the growing popularity of the cinnamon challenge.1 The cinnamon challenge has existed for nearly a decade.2 This dare consists of consuming one tables...

Introduction: On January 19, 2020, Washington State reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19. Two years later, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over 90 million cases across every U.S. state territory causing more than 1 deaths, with numbers continuing to grow. As part overall pandemic response, CDC, in coordination America’s Poison Centers, conducted enhanced surveillance N...

Background: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima), holly (Ilex opaca) and mistletoe (Phoradendron flavescens) adorn homes during the Christmas and New Year holiday season and create the potential for curious children to sample their colorful leaves and enticing berries. This study was aimed to review the American Association of Poison Control Centers National Poison Data System (AAPCC NPDS) to des...

OBJECTIVE Poison control centers (PCCs) routinely collaborate with emergency departments (EDs) to provide care for poison-exposed patients. During this process, a significant amount of information is exchanged between EDs and PCCs via telephone, leading to important inefficiencies and safety vulnerabilities. In the present work, we identified and assessed a set of data standards to enable a sta...