Sandhya Kistamgari
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
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Sandhya Kistamgari is an academic researcher from The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications.
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Suicide attempts by self-poisoning in the United States among 10-25 year olds from 2000 to 2018: substances used, temporal changes and demographics.
Henry A. Spiller,Henry A. Spiller,John P. Ackerman,John P. Ackerman,Gary A. Smith,Gary A. Smith,Sandhya Kistamgari,Alexandra R. Funk,Michael R McDermott,Marcel J. Casavant,Marcel J. Casavant +10 more
TL;DR: The substances used during self-poisoning varies by age group but appears to include substances available to that age group, with a significant increase after 2011, increased rates in more rural states, and a seasonal variation of increased rates during school months among adolescents but not among young adults.
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Nonpowder firearm injuries to children treated in emergency departments
TL;DR: Although the number and rate of nonpowder firearm injuries declined during the study period, nonpowder firearms remain a frequent and important source of preventable and often serious injury to children.
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Children Younger Than 18 Years Treated for Nonfatal Burns in US Emergency Departments
Meghan Mitchell,Meghan Mitchell,Sandhya Kistamgari,Thitphalak Chounthirath,Lara B. McKenzie,Lara B. McKenzie,Gary A. Smith,Gary A. Smith +7 more
TL;DR: The number of children treated for burns in United States emergency departments from 1990 to 2014 has decreased, but it remains an important source of pediatric injury, demonstrating the need to increase prevention efforts, especially among young children.
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Longitudinal trends in liquid laundry detergent packet exposures: 2014–2022
Alice M Zhang,Gary A Smith,Marcel J. Casavant,Sandhya Kistamgari,Christopher E. Gaw +4 more
TL;DR: Despite declines in the number, rate, and severity of liquid laundry detergent packet exposures among children less than 6 years old, the exposure burden remains high and exposures have increased among older children, adolescents, and adults.
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Household cleaning product-related ocular exposures reported to the United States poison control centres.
Alisha Kamboj,Henry A. Spiller,Marcel J. Casavant,Marcel J. Casavant,Marcel J. Casavant,Sandhya Kistamgari,Thitphalak Chounthirath,Gary A. Smith,Gary A. Smith +8 more
TL;DR: Although the annual number and rate of exposures declined during this time, the number of these exposures remains high, especially among young children, underscoring the need for additional prevention efforts.
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