Clinical Review

Rats! A Toxic Ingestion in an Unattended Toddler

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A 2-year-old boy is discovered playing with a rodenticidal trap, from which he samples several pellets orally. The emergency physician finds him to be asymptomatic, with normal vital signs and a normal physical examination.


 

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