RT Book, Section
A1 Walsh, Michael J.
A2 Olson, Kent R.
A2 Anderson, Ilene B.
A2 Benowitz, Neal L.
A2 Blanc, Paul D.
A2 Clark, Richard F.
A2 Kearney, Thomas E.
A2 Kim-Katz, Susan Y.
A2 Wu, Alan H. B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1179991238
T1 DETERGENTS
T2 Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071839792
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179991238
RD 2024/04/23
AB Detergents,  familiar  and  indispensable  products  in  the  home,  are  synthetic  surface  active  agents  that  are  chemically  classified  as  anionic,  nonionic,  or  cationic  (Table  II–23).  Most  of  these  products  also  contain  bleaching  (chlorine-releasing),  bacteriostatic  (having  a  low  concentration  of  a  quaternary  ammonium  compound),  or  enzymatic  agents.  Accidental  ingestion  of  detergents  by  children  is  very  common,  but  severe  toxicity  rarely  occurs.  However,  the  introduction  of  concentrated,  single-use  laundry  detergent  packets  ("pacs"  or  "pods")  in  2012  has  resulted  in  an  increase  in  reported  serious  ingestions,  including  some  deaths.  Overall,  laundry  detergent  packet  exposures  are  more  severe  than  exposures  to  laundry  nonpacket  products.  In  addition,  laundry  packet  exposures  are  more  severe  than  both  dishwasher  packet  and  nonpacket  exposures.