Investigating the reliability of substance toxicity information found on the Internet in pediatric poisonings.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES:The Internet may be the first source of information used by parents during a suspected poisoning of their children. Our primary aim was to assess the reliability of the Internet as a resource for information for parents to initially manage a suspected poisoning involving their child without outside consultation. METHODS:We distributed a self-administered survey to English-speaking parents to evaluate their Internet access behaviors so we could emulate their search strategies for a poisoning. A panel of clinical toxicologists performed an evaluation of Websites to determine the proportion that provided accurate and adequate information on common substances involved in poisonings. RESULTS:Of 21 parents surveyed, 15 (71%) used the Internet daily, with Google and Yahoo being the most commonly used search engines. Seven parents (39%) were somewhat to very likely to utilize the Internet during a poisoning scenario with prescription medications involving their child. Overall, only 27 (38%) of the Websites reviewed advised the user to call the poison center with the proper 800 telephone number, whereas no Website provided adequate information to manage the poisoning without outside consultation. Few Websites provided information on the toxic dose (13%), how to determine whether to manage the poisoning at home or in a hospital (22%), or first aid (28%). CONCLUSIONS:The information provided on the Internet for substances involved in poisonings is variable and often incomplete. Reliance on the Internet for poisonings could create needless delays and inappropriate assessments and actions to manage a pediatric poisoning incident.

journal_name

Pediatr Emerg Care

journal_title

Pediatric emergency care

authors

Kearney TE,Lieu D,Singer N,Tsutaoka B,Ho R,Olson K

doi

10.1097/PEC.0000000000000022

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1249-54

issue

12

eissn

0749-5161

issn

1535-1815

journal_volume

29

pub_type

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