Pattern of Acute Poisoning in Children | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2014, Pages 512-517 | ||
| Author | ||
| Majid Abdul Wahab Maatook | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This is a retrospective study of cases of childhood poisoning attending the paediatric emergency unit in Basrah province from January 2010 to January 2011 . One hundred and fifty one cases of children aged 12 years and below, cases due to acute poisoning were analysed, the majority of cases were aged between 1 – 5 years 71.5% , the male to female ratio was 1.3 :1, the most common toxicities occurred by ingestion of kerosene 47.01%, medications35.09%, organophosphrus 9.95% ,House items 5.97%, Co poisoning 1.98%. There were seasonal variations of poisoning events with a high frequency in spring 30.46%, and in summer 29.80%. on admission 85% of patients were complaining from mild to moderate symptoms , and 15% had severe symptoms . no fatalities occur during the study period. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Acute poisoning; Children; Pattern | ||
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