Poisoning Necessitating Pediatric ICU Admissions: Size of Pupils Does Matter

Life-threatening poisonings requiring ICU support can pose diagnostic difficulties and challenges to frontline medical officers at the emergency department. Children from all age groups can be affected. Prompt diagnosis is based on relevant history, careful clinical examination and a high index of suspicion in patients known to be at risk. The pupillary size and its reaction following treatment serves as an important diagnostic clue.