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Table 2 Known medical outcomes per household cleaning product category, n (%)*

From: Unintentional pediatric exposures to household cleaning products: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Poison Data System (2000–2015)

Household Cleaning Product Category

Death

Major

Moderate

Minor

No Effect

% ≥ Moderate outcome

Calls Received

Hydrofluoric Acid

3 (0.3)

4 (0.4)

43 (4.6)

349 (37.0)

543 (57.6)

5.3%

1,201 (0.1)

Alkali

0 (0)

261 (0.3)

4,285 (4.3)

34,161 (34.4)

60,582 (61.0)

4.6%

206,538 (15.7)

Acids

0 (0)

53 (0.2)

987 (2.8)

11,834 (34.1)

21,866 (62.9)

3.0%

63,689 (4.8)

Cationic

1 (< 0.1)

15 (0.1)

429 (2.6)

5,756 (34.6)

10,437 (62.7)

2.7%

40,545 (3.1)

Laundry

0 (0)

7 (0.2)

77 (2.3)

1,025 (30.2)

2,280 (67.3)

2.5%

6,608 (0.5)

Bleach

2 (< 0.1)

89 (0.1)

3,507 (2.3)

71,368 (47.1)

76,416 (50.5)

2.4%

325,026 (24.7)

Borates

0 (0)

0 (0)

30 (2.3)

519 (39.7)

759 (58.0)

2.3%

2,885 (0.2)

Soap

4 (< 0.1)

48 (0.1)

1,286 (2.1)

19,093 (30.5)

42,093 (67.3)

2.1%

162,036 (12.3)

Pine Oil

2 (< 0.1)

22 (0.1)

413 (1.9)

6,720 (30.3)

15,044 (67.8)

2.0%

43,463 (3.3)

Unknown

0 (0)

76 (0.1)

1,881 (1.8)

31,488 (30.8)

68,944 (67.3)

1.9%

253,481 (19.2)

Phenol

0 (0)

1 (< 0.1)

105 (1.7)

2,132 (33.9)

4,046 (64.4)

1.7%

14,725 (1.1)

Ammonia

2 (< 0.1)

16 (0.1)

315 (1.2)

8,048 (31.0)

17,621 (67.8)

1.3%

67,920 (5.2)

Alcohols/Glycols

0 (0)

15 (< 0.1)

433 (1.1)

10,977 (28.1)

27,604 (70.7)

1.1%

99,256 (7.5)

Starches

0 (0)

0 (0)

12 (0.6)

417 (22.4)

1,433 (77.0)

0.6%

6,692 (0.5)

Total

14(< 0.1)

607(0.1)

13,803(2.4)

203,887(35.9)

349,668(61.6)

2.5%

1,294,065

  1. * Removed n = 23,905 (1.8%) of cases due to exposures from multiple household cleaning product categories