Clinical profile and immediate outcome of acute poisoning in children admitted to RIMS teaching hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-59
Author(s):  
Rahul Baburao Kamble ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
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 Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Acute Poisoning in Children in a Referral Teaching Hospital in Iran, 2015 - 2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Navid Mohammadi ◽  
Nafiseh Rastgoo ◽  
Sohrab Esmaeil Zadeh
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Average Length Of Stay ◽  
Common Category ◽  
Medical Emergencies ◽  
Poisoning In Children ◽  
Time Of Admission

Background: Poisoning is one of the most common medical emergencies in young children. Substantial differences in socioeconomic and cultural situations cause various epidemiological patterns of acute poisoning with different poisonous agents. Objectives: We aimed to determine the extent of pediatric poisoning in a referral teaching hospital in the center of Iran. Methods: The electronic database of Qods Children Hospital in Qazvin, Iran, was searched for children younger than 12 years old and referred for acute poisoning from 2015 to 2018. The cases (n = 184) were classified according to their age, gender, symptoms at the time of admission, the toxins, and their types. Results: The frequency of poisoning in boys was more than girls (M/F = 1.49). The mean age of the patients was 3.4 years, and the average length of stay in hospital was 1.3 days. Children poisoned with petroleum products had the highest average stay (3.10 days). Although more than 65 agents were identified as the poisoning agents, narcotics were the most common category (n = 62, 33.7%), and methadone was the most common agent in our study (n = 46, 25%). Central nervous system symptoms were recorded more than other signs and symptoms on admission or during the stay. Only two patients (1.1%) had been discharged with complications. Conclusions: With predominance for boys, most of the children had toxicity with medications. Methadone, other narcotics, and psychotropic medications were the most common agents that indicate a need for more severe control and education for prevention from poisoning in children.

scholarly journals Clinical profile and outcome of acute poisoning in children and adolescent in a tertiary care center

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 76-80
Author(s):  
Arindam Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Pijush Kanti Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Health Problem ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Organophosphorus Compounds ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Accidental Poisoning ◽  
Children And Adolescent ◽  
Poisoning In Children

Background: Childhood poisoning is a significant public health problem. It is a common worldwide health problem and a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. Epidemiological studies on accidental poisoning in children show a consistent pattern with respect to sex and age.Aims and Objectives: To determine the changing pattern of clinical profile and outcome of acute poisoning in children and adolescent. Materials and Methods: All children aged 1-18 years with h/o poisoning, attending pediatric and medicine emergency department of College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata from March 2014 to February 2016 were the subjects of our study. Profiles of all cases and their outcome were noted.Results: Seventy-five patients were presented with acute poisoning during our study period. Majority of the children were between 12 to 18 years (45 cases, 60%). Most of the patients were residents of urban areas. Most frequent agents were drugs (44%), hydrocarbon (21.33%) and insecticides (22.66%). Almost all cases in 1-6 years age group were accidental in nature.Conclusion: Poisoning in children and adolescents are common problems. Incidences of acute poisoning in childhood remained more or less unchanged temporally. Poisoning by agents like drugs and organophosphorus compounds are alarming phenomena and these occur mostly during adolescence. Free availability of these compounds, co-morbid conditions of adolescents and adolescent stressors have to be addressed in this respect. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.8(3) 2017 76-80

Study of acute poisoning cases at tertiary care teaching hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Mohammed Liyaqat Shareef ◽  
◽  
Mohammed Taqiuddin Khan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching

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 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 Clinical Profile of Mucormycosis: A Study from Teaching Hospital in North Karnataka, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-256
Author(s):  
Rajoor UG ◽  
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Mahabalshetti AD ◽  
Dhananjaya M ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Clinical Profile
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