Black children more often referred to children services after unintentional ingestions

There are significant socioeconomic and racial disparities in the treatment of children with unintentional ingestions in the emergency department, according to research presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.
Poisoning deaths specifically among children from underrepresented groups increased between 2010 and 2019, Jennifer Allen, DO, FAAFP, the lead investigator and a pediatrician at Akron Children’s Hospital, and colleagues wrote. And in 2021, there were 37 incidences of poison exposure per 1,000 children aged 6 years or younger.
The researchers analyzed the trend by

There are significant socioeconomic and racial disparities in the treatment of children with unintentional ingestions in the emergency department, according to research presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.
Poisoning deaths specifically among children from underrepresented groups increased between 2010 and 2019, Jennifer Allen, DO, FAAFP, the lead investigator and a pediatrician at Akron Children’s Hospital, and colleagues wrote. And in 2021, there were 37 incidences of poison exposure per 1,000 children aged 6 years or younger.
The researchers analyzed the trend by