AimAlcohol intoxication in children and adolescents is a severe health concern in current paediatrics. In this longitudinal study we monitored intake and treatment of 5893 adolescents in Departments of Paediatrics in Dutch hospitals over the years 2007 to 2016.Methods from 2007 till 2016 we collected data on all adolescents (inclusion criteria: aged younger than 18 and with a positive blood alcohol concentration (BAC), treated by a paediatrician in all Dutch hospitals. Within the Dutch Paediatric Surveillance System (NSCK), all paediatricians report adolescents and fill in a questionnaire, making use of a patient interview.Results in total 5893 adolescents were treated, mainly (4,678; 88%) related to severe alcohol intoxication; mean age was 15.4 years, and 52% were boys. BAC level increased during this period (1.82 in 2007 and 2.01 in 2016), and reduced consciousness lasted from 2.24 hours in 2007 till 3.12 hours in 2016). 11.4% Of the adolescents with alcohol intoxication had simultaneous drug usage. The attitude of the parents changed during the years: in 2011 (first year of registration) 68% of the parents gave permission to their child to drink alcohol, in 2016 this decreased to only 19%.Conclusions alcohol intoxication treatment remains an issue of importance. This dataset enables us to conduct longitudinal and interesting analyses on alcohol intoxication characteristics in youngsters, medical treatment, and events leading up to the intoxication.
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