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  This page contains statistics on the most commonly encountered categories.
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  • Top 10 Substances involved in poisonings in young children - Years 1997 - 2000
  • Top 10 Substances involved in poisonings in young children - Years 2001 - 2005
  
  

  Top 10 Categories of Substances Involving Poisoning in Children < 6 years old for the years 1997 through 2000
  	1997	1998	1999	2000
  Substance	Number of cases	Number of cases	Number of cases	Number of cases
  1. Personal Care Products (perfumes, cosmetics dental care products, etc.)	2969	5063	4865	2818
  2. Cleaning substances	2627	2620	2519	2373
  3. Cough/Cold Products and Antihistamines	2001	2430	2558	1840
  4. Pain Relievers (Tylenol, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, etc.)	1610	2142	2297	1556
  5. Plants and Mushrooms	1505	1536	1447	1441
  6. Foreign Bodies	1446	1448	1532	1590
  7. Topical Ointments and Creams	1264	1190	1267	1364
  8. Insecticides and Rat Poisons	1267	1427	1294	1096
  9. Antimicrobials (Antibiotics, etc.)	900	810	798	700
  10. Hydrocarbons (gasoline, kerosene, etc.)	687	639	606	594

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  Top 10 Categories of Substances Involving Poisoning in Children < 6 years old for the years 2001 through 2006
  	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
  Substance	Number of cases	Number of cases	Number of cases	Number of cases	Number of cases	Number of cases
  Personal Care Products (perfumes, cosmetics dental care products, etc.)	2878	2997	2811	3091	3019	2960
  Cleaning substances	2445	2430	2251	2297	2241	2314
  Cough/Cold Products and Antihistamines	2006	2024	2079	2064	2310	2331
  Foreign Bodies	1654	1707	1743	1728	1742	1748
  Pain Relievers (Tylenol, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, etc.)	1494	1587	1575	1607	1724	1788
  Topical Ointments and Creams	1427	1422	1565	1700	1620	1637
  Insecticides and Rat Poisons	1106	1177	1092	1138	1080	1038
  Plants and Mushrooms	1332	1091	1093	952	914	910
  Insecticides and Rat Poisons	1106	1177	1092	1138	1080	1038
  Vitamins	697	747	687	706	697	816

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