What are the reasons poisonings occur in adults?
There are any number of reasons why a poison exposure might occur. They include taking medicines incorrectly or inappropriately. Someone might take the wrong dose or the wrong medicine. They might take a deliberate overdose or not follow product labels. Unintentional poison exposures account for nearly 85 percent of all of the cases for adults and children. What are the different ways in which people can be exposed to poison? People can experience a poison exposure at home or on the job. There are a number of ways that people can be exposed to a poison depending on what exactly it is and what form it takes. A poison is a substance that can cause physical harm if it’s introduced into your body, or in the case of contact substances, if you have physical contact with the substance. It can be swallowing or inhaling a poison, spilling or splashing poison on the skin or in the eyes, as well as injecting something through the skin. We tend to think of that in terms of injectable drugs, but th
