The death rate was among the lowest.
Medication is a major source of unintentional poisoning.
A survey of five Canadian Poison Control Centres identified the 10 products covered by the Food and Drugs Act that generate the largest number of calls for poisonings in the under-5 age group and that represent a major poisoning hazard. Calls to PCCs indicate that parents often consider certain medication to be as harmless as candy, leading to similar perceptions in children.