TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Iron A1 - Hernandez, Stephanie H. A1 - Nelson, Lewis S. A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. PY - 2020 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e AB - Iron supplements are widely available, particularly in homes with small children and young women. Women of childbearing age with iron available at home are at risk of intentional iron overdose due to the impact of maternal stress. The attractiveness of the brightly colored sugar-coated tablets and improper storage of iron make children susceptible to ingestion, serious toxicity, and death.1 The 1997 federal requirement that all preparations containing >30 milligrams of elemental iron be distributed only in blister packs and the implementation of mandated warning labels from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration coincided with the reduction of pediatric iron poisonings and deaths.2,3 Despite the rescindment of the blister pack requirement in 2003, serious iron poisonings in children have remained low.4 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166601122 ER -