1983 Annual report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers National Data Collection System

Brown Recluse Spider Envenomation

“…Toxic Exposure Surveillance System data show eight fatalities attributed to L reclusa in the period from 1983 to 2004. In all of these cases the spider was presumed to cause the illness and subsequent death without confirmation, however [28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. In reported fatalities, patients presented with signs of hemolysis, including jaundice and dark urine; a retrospective diagnosis of spider bite was made when a skin lesion was identified.…”

Are one or two dangerous? Methyl salicylate exposure in toddlers

“…Since the AAPCC started publishing its annual reports in 1983, only five fatalities have been reported in children younger than 6 years as a result of methyl salicylate poisoning (52,(63)(64)(65)(66). For cases where specific ingested doses of oil of wintergreen were included in the AAPCC data, the fatal doses were up to 10 mL in a 2-year-old, and 15 mL in another 2-year-old.…”

Are one or two dangerous? Tricyclic antidepressant exposure in toddlers

“…Specifically in children less than 6 years of age, in 2001 the TESS documented 1586 cyclic antidepressant exposures (55). Of all patients between 1983 and 2001, the TESS data show that 10 -20% of all exposures to TCAs are in children under 6 years old (37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54)(55).…”