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Top Ten for 2010

WAPC 2010 data

  • Human exposures reported to WAPC: 62,651
  • Of these, over 80% were managed over the telephone and did not need to go to a health care facility
  • Almost 26% of human exposures were followed-up by WAPC staff
  • Over 53 % of all exposures were about children under the age of six
  • Over 1043 pet owners called WAPC about their animal friends (note: there is a $45 fee for animal calls):
    • Dog 89%
    • Cat 9%
    • Bird 0.2%
    • Horse 0.1%
    • Rodent / Lagomorph 0.2%
    • Other Animal 0.8%

Categories: Top 10 Human (Adults and Children) Exposures

  1. Analgesics
  2. Cosmetics / personal care products
  3. Cleaning substances (household)
  4. Foreign bodies / toys / miscellaneous
  5. Sedative / hypnotics / antipsychotics
  6. Topical preparations
  7. Antidepressants
  8. Cardiovascular drugs
  9. Plants
  10. Antihistamines

Categories: Top 10 Pediatric (under 6 yr) Exposures

  1. Cosmetics / personal care products
  2. Analgesics
  3. Cleaning substances (household)
  4. Foreign bodies / toys / miscellaneous
  5. Topical preparations
  6. Vitamins
  7. Plants
  8. Antihistamines
  9. Gastrointestinal preparations
  10. Dietary supplements / herbals / homeopathic

Categories: Top Adult (> 20 yr) Exposures

  1. Analgesics
  2. Sedative / hypnotics / antipsychotics
  3. Antidepressants
  4. Cleaning substances (household)
  5. Cardiovascular drugs
  6. Alcohols
  7. Food products / food poisoning
  8. Pesticides
  9. Cosmetics / personal care products
  10. Hormones and hormone antagonists

Substances: Top 10 Human (Adults and Children) Exposures

  1. Ibuprofen
  2. APAP alone
  3. Benzodiazepine
  4. Ethanol: beverage
  5. Diaper care / rash product
  6. SSRI
  7. Other
  8. Antibiotics
  9. Atypical antipsychotic
  10. Desiccant

Substances: Top 10 Pediatric (under 6 yr) Exposures

  1. Ibuprofen
  2. Diaper care / rash product
  3. Acetaminophen
  4. Desiccant
  5. Cream / lotion / make-up
  6. Toothpaste with fluoride
  7. Deodorant
  8. No iron, no fluoride
  9. Antihistamines
  10. Foreign bodies

Substances: Top Adult (>20 yr) Exposures

  1. Benzodiazepine
  2. Ethanol: beverage
  3. APAP alone
  4. Atypical antipsychotic
  5. SSRI
  6. Anticonvulsants
  7. Spoiled Food
  8. Hydrocodone with APAP
  9. Sedatives
  10. Beta blocker