Acute poisoning in children

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (8) ◽  
pp. 244-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudio Schvartsman ◽  
Samuel Schvartsman
Keyword(s):  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Poisoning In Children

scholarly journals Clinical Profile of Acute Poisoning in Children at a Teaching Hospital in Lalitpur

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajaya Kumar Dhakal ◽  
D Shrestha ◽  
A Shakya ◽  
SC Shah ◽  
H Shakya
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Childhood Mortality ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
Poisoning In Children

Introduction: Acute poisonings are one of the common cause of emergency visits and hospital admissions and is potentially preventable cause of childhood mortality and morbidity. The objectives of this study were to identify the common type of poisoning in children, to determine types of poisoning according to age and to find out the common age group in which the incidence of poisoning was high.Materials and Methods: It was a descriptive observational study done in a teaching hospital in Lalitpur, Nepal in patients aged 1 month to 18 years who visited the emergency department and were admitted to hospital with history of alleged poisoning from 2009 July to 2014 January.Results: Fifty patients were included. Drugs, kerosene and organophosphorus were most common cause of poisoning. Drugs and kerosene below 10 years of age and organophosphorus and drugs above 10 years of age were common types of poisoning. Maximum numbers (50%) of children with poisoning cases were below five year of age. Mean duration of hospital stay was 2.1days and mean age of poisoning was 7.8 years with a male(54%) predominance. Majority of poisoning occurred at home (84%) and 68% of patients were symptomatic at presentation to hospital with 84% of patients presenting to hospital within six hours.Conclusion: This study showed that drugs, kerosene and organophosphorus were most common forms of poisoning. Young children were most vulnerable for acute poisoning.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v34i2.10139J Nepal Paediatr Soc 2014;34(2):100-103 

scholarly journals Epidemiologic Study of acute poisoning in children aged under 12 years referred to Imam Reza hospital, 2010-2012

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Haresabadi ◽  
M Sedaghat ◽  
MA Vejdani ◽  
SH Ahrari ◽  
N Toghian CHaharsougi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epidemiologic Study ◽  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Poisoning In Children

scholarly journals Acute poisoning in children from Jatropha curcas seeds

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
M C Moshobane ◽  
C Wium ◽  
L V Mokgola
Keyword(s):  
Jatropha Curcas ◽  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Poisoning In Children

scholarly journals Frequency and Management of Acute Poisoning Among Children Attending an Emergency Department in Saudi Arabia

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Mansour Tobaiqy ◽  
Bandar A. Asiri ◽  
Ahmed H. Sholan ◽  
Yahya A. Alzahrani ◽  
Ayed A. Alkatheeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Retrospective Chart Review ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Jeddah City ◽  
Policy And Strategy ◽  
Poisoning In Children

Background: Acute poisoning is one of the common medical emergencies in children that leads to morbidity and mortality. Medications and chemical agents play a major role in these adverse events resulting in social, economic, and health consequences. Aims of the study: This study aimed to evaluate the frequency and management of acute poisoning among children attending the emergency room at East Jeddah Hospital, Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This study was a retrospective chart review of all acute pediatric poisoning incidences in children (0–16 years of age) from October-21-2016 to March-03-2020 who were attending the emergency department. Data were analyzed via SPSS software. Results: A total of 69 incidences of acute poisoning in children who attended the emergency department at East Jeddah Hospital; males (n = 38, 55.1%). Most children were aged 5 years or younger (n = 41, 59.4%). Unintentional poisoning occurred among 56.5% of observed cases of which 52.2% occurred in children younger than 5 years; 7.20% (n = 5) of patients were 12 to 16 years of age and had deliberate self-poisoning. The association between type of poisoning and age groups was statistically significant (chi-square = 28.5057, p = 0.0001). Most incidences occurred at home (n = 64, 92.8%). Medicines were the most common cause of poisoning (n = 53, 76.8%). An excessive dose of prescribed medicine poisoning accidents was reported in 10.1% cases. Analgesics such as paracetamol were the most documented medication associated with poisoning (39.1%) followed by anticonvulsants and other central nervous system acting medicines (18.8%). The most common route of poisoning was oral ingestion (81.2%). One mortality case was documented. Conclusion: Although not common, accidental and deliberate acute poisoning in children does occur. More can be done to educate parents on safe storage of medicines, household cleaning and other products associated with acute poisoning in children. Likewise, children can be taught more about the risks of poisoning from an early age. As importantly, clinicians need to include more detailed notes in the electronic medical records (EMR) or the system needs to be improved to encourage completeness to more accurately inform the research evidence-base for future service design, health policy and strategy.

scholarly journals Acute Poisoning in Children in Bahia, Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 2333794X1562324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilton Rodrigues Mendonça ◽  
Marta Silva Menezes ◽  
Marcos Antônio Almeida Matos ◽  
Daniel Santos Rebouças ◽  
Jucelino Nery da Conceição Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Poisoning In Children

scholarly journals Acute Poisoning in Children Referred to Qazvin Children Hospital (2009 to 2012)

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Pirzadeh ◽  
Mehri Jamshidi ◽  
Mohsen Mollamohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Poisoning In Children
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