Adolescent Pesticide Exposures Reported to Texas Poison Centers

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• Personal Author:
  Bojes H ; Forrester MB
• Description:
  Background: Pesticides, particularly when misused, can cause serious morbidity and mortality. There is limited literature on pesticide exposures among adolescents. Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe adolescent pesticide exposures reported to poison centers and compare them to adult exposures. Subjects: Pesticide exposures reported to Texas poison centers during 2000-2013 where the patient was age 13 years or greater. Methods: Cases were divided into adolescents (13-19 years) and adults (20 years or more). The distribution of the cases was determined for various factors, and comparisons were made between the two age groups. Results: There were 2772 adolescent and 33,573 adult pesticide exposures. The most common types of pesticide among adolescent and adult cases, respectively, were insecticides (71% vs. 76%), herbicides (6% vs. 9%), repellents (11% vs. 8%), and rodenticides (10% vs. 5%). Adolescent patients were 56% male and 43% female; adult patients were 45% male and 55% female. The most common exposure routes among adolescent and adult cases, respectively, were dermal (29% vs. 38%), inhalation (22% vs. 33%), ingestion (47% vs. 29%), and ocular (14% vs. 13%). The exposure reason for adolescent and adult exposures, respectively, were unintentional (82% vs. 89%), intentional (13% vs. 7%), adverse reaction (2% vs. 3%), and other/unknown (3% vs. 1%). Conclusion: Compared to adult exposures, adolescent pesticide exposures were more likely to involve repellents and rodenticides, involve males, occur by ingestion, and be intentional. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Aging Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Herbicides Insecticides Men Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women

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• Keywords:
  Adolescents Age Groups Author Keywords: Management Exposure Levels Humans Pesticide Pesticides Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Poison Center Risk Factors Rodenticides Statistical Analysis Toxins

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• ISSN:
  0334-0139
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  55-60
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052473
• Citation:
  Int J Adolesc Med Health 2016 Feb; 28(1):55-60
• Contact Point Address:
  Mathias B. Forrester, Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit, Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756
• Email:
  mathias.forrester@dshs.state.tx.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Texas State Department of Health Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
• End Date:
  20160630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9240d6b197d4d1417b6b6c048263a6dae41fc61f8d36fcba1ef970a7022ba86716a7212c46fe9ee608b555da1f5bf711bce9cc43e07fee6db425168a06796d1a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211996/cdc_211996_DS1.pdf
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