U.S. Poison Control Centers Receive 32 Calls a Day About Pediatric Exposures to Prescription Opioids
U.S. Poison Control Centers Receive 32 Calls a Day About Pediatric Exposures to Prescription Opioids https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Tracy Mehan, MA https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tracy-Mehan.jpegResearchers call for changes to prescribing practices and increased education about safe storage at home. A new study published online today by Pediatrics and conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that there were more than 188,000 calls to U.S. Poison Control Centers for…