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Top 10 Non-Drug Exposures
Non-Drug Exposures
1 Cleaning Substances (top: bleach, wall/floor/tile cleaners, 1,411
laundry pods)
2 Cosmetics and Personal Care Products (top: hand 1,052
sanitizers, creams/lotions/make-up)
3 Foreign Bodies (e.g., toys, coins) (top: desiccant pack- 608
ets)
4 Insecticides (top: piperonyl butoxide & pyrethrins/pyrethroids) 470
5 Hydrocarbons (top: gasoline) 240
6 Plants 232
7 Bites and Envenomations (top: insect bites) 230
8 Fumes and Gases (top: carbon monoxide) 223
9 Chemicals (top: acids) 199
10 Infectious diseases/toxin-mediated diseases 146
(includes food poisoning)
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