Measuring a toddler's mouthful: toxicologic considerations.

Ratnapalan, Savithiri; Potylitsina, Yelena; Tan, Li Houng; Roifman, Maian; Koren, Gideon · J Pediatr · 2003

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

The volume of a toddler's mouthful needs to be defined to estimate poisoning risk. We calculated a toddler's mouthful in 66 healthy children (1.5-4.5 years old) by measuring apple juice remaining in a cup after sipping. Mean volume was 9.3 mL (range, 3.5-29; 95% confidence interval, 8-11), twofold larger than commonly quoted values.

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