Objective: Intoxication in childhood is an important health problem. The aims of this study are to determine the properties of intoxication cases that were treated and followed-up in our hospital and to be a guide for precautions. Material and Methods: Children who were hospitalised in the Bülent Ecevit University School of Medicine paediatric and paediatric intensive care units between January 2008 and October 2012 were included in the study. The necessary data were collected retrospectively by analysing the records of cases. Results: For the study, the files of 416 patients aged from 9 months to 16 years (mean 5.9±5.2 years) were scanned; 241 (57.9%) cases were female, 175 (42.1%) were male. Intoxication cases constituted 1.3% of all cases admitted to the children's emergency unit over a five year period. A high proportion (66.8%) of intoxication cases were between 1 and 6 years of age. In 75.2% of cases, the reason for intoxication was an accident. Ninety-four of the one hundred and three (91.3%) patients that were intoxicated as a result of a suicide attempt were girls and all of them were over 10 years of age. The most common substance for intoxication was drugs (71.7%), followed by corrosives and cleaning substances (6.5%). Antidepressant drugs were the most common drug group (20.4%) that caused intoxication. Only two (0.4%) patients died during this period. Conclusion: Poisoning shows a peak in two periods of childhood and adolescence in this study. We think that accidental ingestion in childhood may be prevented by parents' education and simple precautions in general. In addition, we recommend that families should demonstrate appropriate approaches, especially with regards to the psychology of adolescent girls, and, if necessary, get help from a specialist.

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<p>Museums, which have the aim of protecting the cultural heritage, are places used not only to preserve and exhibit the materials from the past, but also to use these materials in accordance with educational purposes. The aim of this study is to determine the views of 4^th graders in elementary schools on the concept of 'museum' through metaphors. The study group consisted of 52 fourth graders who were attending an elementary school during the school year of 2014-2015 and who had visited a museum before. In the study, some forms with the statement ''<em>Museums are like ….., because …..'' </em>were delivered to the students and they were asked to complete the statement by filling in the blanks. In the study, it was attempted to answer these two questions: 1) which metaphors do the 4^th graders have about the concept of 'museum'? 2) According to their common features, under which categories those metaphors suggested by the students about the concept ‘museum'<em> </em>could be categorized? To analyze the data, the content analysis method was used. In the study, the categories were named as 'traveling to the past,' 'providing information,' 'exhibition,' 'reflection' and 'preservation.'</p>

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