RT Book, Section
A1 Connors, Nicholas J.
A1 Carter, Wallace A.
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.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166601245
T1 Caustic Ingestions
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166601245
RD 2024/04/23
AB Caustics  are  substances  that  cause  both  functional  and  histologic  damage  on  contact  with  body  surfaces.  Many  household  and  industrial  chemicals  have  caustic  potential.  Caustics  are  broadly  classified  as  alkalis  (pH  >7)  or  acids  (pH  <7).  In  developed  nations,  increased  education  and  product  regulation  (especially  of  acids)  have  decreased  morbidity  and  mortality  from  caustic  exposures  in  both  adults  and  children.  However,  in  underdeveloped  parts  of  the  world,  exposure  to  caustics  remains  a  significant  problem.1-3  Alkaline  ingestions  predominate  in  the  developed  world,4  whereas  acid  ingestions  are  more  common  in  developing  countries.5