Epidemiological Study of Acute Unintentional Poisoning Among Children in Iran
In this study, we investigate the epidemiological
causes of acute poisoning in children.In this retrospective descriptive study, children presented with acute poisoning
during 2010–2019 to Shahid Madani Hospital were included. The Electronic
Medical Record system of the hospital was accessed to obtain the data of the
patients. The data included was demographic information, type of poisoning,
clinical findings, complications, duration of hospitalization, parents’
education status, and mortality status.Of 336 patients included in the study, the mean age of patients was
4.90±3.27 years (range: 1–12 years). There was a significant
correlation between the age of the child and the type of poisoning,
p=0.001. The most frequent age group was 5 years and less
(69.6%). The most frequent sex group was male (58.6%). However,
there was no significant correlation between the sex of the child and the type
of poisoning. Parents’ education and ICU admission were also associated
significantly with the type of poisoning, p=0.001, respectively. The
most common type of poisoning in children was medication (60.6%) which
was mainly due to methadone. The mortality rate in the study was
1.2%.Our study showed that pharmacological drugs are the main cause of poisoning in
our population. Age of the children is likely to be asso...
Source: Drug Research - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tarhani, Fariba Nezami, Alireza Heidari, Ghobad Hosseinizadeh-salavati, Nazanin Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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