Pediatric Magnet Ingestions After Federal Rule Changes, 2009-2019
Michael R. Flaherty, Terry L. Buchmiller, Márk Vangel, Lois K. Lee
Abstract
This study describes trends in emergency department visits for ingestions by children of small neodymium magnets between 2009 and 2019, before, during, and after a 2014 Consumer Product Safety Commission rule restricting their sales.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEmergency departmentMedical emergencyPoison controlCommissionOccupational safety and healthInjury preventionSuicide preventionEmergency medicinePsychiatryLawPathologyPolitical sciencePoisoning and overdose treatmentsRestraint-Related DeathsForeign Body Medical Cases