RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Diagnostic tests in child poisoning JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO Drug Ther Bull FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 103 OP 104 DO 10.1136/dtb.6.26.103 VO 6 IS 26 YR 1968 UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/6/26/103.abstract AB Each year about 200 children under the age of fifteen die in England and Wales from poisoning.1 2 Poisoning must always be considered when a child shows unexplained symptoms and signs, is in coma or is seriously ill. The nature of the toxic substance is frequently not known, and sometimes an antidote giving a rapid clinical response is of diagnostic value. This article discusses only the diagnostic help that certain drugs can give; it does not summarise treatment.