A ten-year retrospective California Poison Control System experience with water bead exposures: a growing problem
Even if few cases required procedural intervention, substantial resources were used to address water bead exposures. More stringent regulations, widespread public awareness, and proactive education are needed to curb this potentially dangerous trend.
Authors
- Justin Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-445X)
- Timothy E. Albertson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5724-3300)
- Jacqueline C. Stocking (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0775-684X)
- Minna M. Wieck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0923-8870)
- Maheen Hassan
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California Davis Medical Center (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Toxicology
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2025.2512816
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Foreign Body Medical Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.72