Citation

Herres J, Ryan D, Salzman M. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 2009; 27(9): 1173.e1-11733.

Affiliation

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajem.2009.01.013

PMID

19931787

Abstract

Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), the most commonly used medicinal salicylate, is an antiinflammatory, antipyretic, antirheumatic, and analgesic agent. In 2005, according to the Toxic Exposures Survey from the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poisoning and Exposure Database, there were more than 20,000 reported aspirin and nonaspirin salicylate exposures, 64% of which required treatment in a health care facility. Of these exposures, 50% were reported as intentional overdoses and 60 patients died.

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