SAQ 1315 – Child with bleach ingestion and forest plot interpretation

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A 3-year-old child is brought to ED after accidentally ingesting bleach.

Forest plot for treatment studies after corrosive ingestion
Forest plot for treatment studies after corrosive ingestion.

List three complications of acute corrosive ingestion and the signs you would assess for each.

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Aside from corrosives, list three classes of agents, including an example, where activated charcoal is unlikely to be beneficial after acute exposure.

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Using the forest plot, define absolute risk reduction, relative risk (risk ratio) and relative risk reduction. Events are strictures.

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Summarise three key findings from the forest plot.

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