Beta-blockers are the fifth most commonly prescribed medication in US and are frequently involved in potentially fatal single or multi-drug ingestions. Cardiovascular drugs as a whole are the 2nd most common culprit of adult death from all overdoses.
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Button Battery Ingestion
According to Poison Control, about 3,300 button battery ingestions occur each year in the United States, with about two thirds of those cases occurring in patients younger than 6 years old.