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Lastly, if the frontline physicians were comfortable managing an intoxicated child with naloxone and other measures, or if they felt that a phone consult by the regional poison information center is sufficient, a medical toxicology consultation at the bedside may not be requested, and the child will not be eligible or captured in the dedicated registry. Notably, in our series only half manifested classic opioid toxidrome, and the other half manifested a mixed clinical picture, reflecting a complex multi-drug exposure, which may have driven the medical toxicology consultation request [[2]]. The authors reply - predictors of severe outcome following opioid intoxication in children. [Extracted from the article]