RT Book, Section A1 Lewander, William J. A1 Aleguas, Alfred A2 Tenenbein, Milton A2 Macias, Charles G. A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 Yamamoto, Loren G. A2 Schafermeyer, Robert SR Print(0) ID 1155749154 T1 Alkalis and Acids T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259860751 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155749154 RD 2024/10/08 AB Asymptomatic children with a history of alkali or acid ingestion should be observed for a few hours and may be discharged from the emergency department if oral intake without discomfort is demonstrated.All symptomatic children should be admitted to hospital.Eye exposures require urgent and copious irrigation and referral to an ophthalmologist if injury is present.