What Causes Poisonings at Home?
2000 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers Toxic Exposure Surveillance System
American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 19#5, September, 2001, 337-395.
CASE HISTORY:
No one was at the residence
Pool Cleaner was unfamiliar with property
Pool Cleaner was new on the job
While working, he splashed acid on his right arm. It began burning, and he could not locate a water faucet to rinse the injury.
Two hours later, he was found – in agony – leaning against his truck.
Badly scarred, but recovered