Alcohol intoxication requiring hospital admission in children and adolescents: retrospective analysis at the University Children's Hospital in the Slovak Republic

Kuželová, M; Harárová, Anna; Ondriašová, Elena; Wawruch, Martin; Riedel, Rudolf; Benedeková, M; Kovács, László; Plaková, Silvia

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“…The proportion of children admitted with alcohol intoxication increased every year [14]. Our study showed the mean age of alcohol poisoned patients (mean ± standard deviation) 14.91 ± 1.45 years.…”

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Study of Acute Alcohol Poisoning in Children Admitted to a Emergency Hospital Pirogov in Sofia, Bulgaria

Loukova

2011

Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

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Aim. The aim of the current study is to analyze the medical and social dimensions of acute alcohol poisoning in children with regard of improving prevention of addictive habitis and develop effective preventative strategies for reducing underage alcohol consumption. Methods.We have studied the patients at the age up to 18 years with acute alcohol poisoning hospitalized in the Children Toxicology Department of Emergency Hospital Pirogov, Sofia, Bulgaria, from January 1, 2007 to June 31, 2008. All of them were at teen years -between 12 and 17 years old. Data on children were retrived from hospital medical records (age, sex, level of consciousness, blood ethanol level). The initial blood ethanol level was measured on admission by thin-layer chromatography for each patient. We have used the inquiry method -specially created for the purpose of the survey questionnaire comprising 39 questions (location and the reason for drinking, type of alcoholic beverage, age at first drink, combination alcohol-illicit drug, type of family, education and employment of parents, frequency of alcohol consumption by parents, consecutiveness of the children in family, presence of siblings, presence of children in a single room, interests etc.). Psychiatric interview was used.Results. We have studied 137 children with acute alcohol poisoning. Average age of children intoxicated by alcohol was 14.91±1.45 years. 77 (56.2%) are boys and 60 (43.8%) girls. The results demonstrate tendency of increase of the poisonings in weekends and in late afternoon and evening. On admission to hospital most of them had different levels of depressed consciousness: 61.3% were somnolent, 28.5% were soporous and 5.1% were comatose. Blood ethanol level was over 2.00 mg/ml in 40.2%. In the 21 (15.3%) cases children have been poisoned at the first alcohol consumption. No repeated hospitalization for acute alcohol poisoning in the study group for that period has been registered. Combination alcohol-illicit drug was observed in 13 children (9.5%). Children most often used one type of alcoholic beverage. The most frequent alcoholic beverage leading to intoxication is the vodka (63.1%). 64% of the children come from complete families. Both parents have secondary education in 79.7% and in 53.3% both parents are employed. 60% were the first born child in the family. First alcohol consuption was at the12 years and 10 months for boys, and at 13 years for girls. The most frequent reason for alcohol consumption was meeting and communicing with friends. The students have approximately 1.20 euro daily. Conclusion.Influence of "the group" is the main cause of alcohol consumption in adolescence. There is no increasing tendency for combining alcohol with other psychoactive drugs. We consider the brief intervention prior to hospital discharge as a preventive factor for repeated poisonings.

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Study of Acute Alcohol Poisoning in Children Admitted to a Emergency Hospital Pirogov in Sofia, Bulgaria

Loukova

2011

Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

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“…1 Çocukluk çağında alkol zehirlenmelerinin epidemiyolojisini gösteren ça-lışma sayısı da azdır. 2,[11][12][13] Genellikle alkol ve neden olduğu psikososyal sorunlar üzerine yapılan çalış-malar literatürde bulunmaktadır. Bizim çalışma-mızda acil servisimize başvuran 1871 zehirlenme olgusunun %2,3'ünü alkol zehirlenmeleri oluştur-maktaydı.…”

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“…Acil servise başvuru anında olguların GKS ortanca değeri 15 (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15), ZŞS ortanca değeri 1 (0-3) idi. Sadece 3 (%7,0) olgunun GKS≤8 idi.…”

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An Emergency Service Diagnosis in Childhood with an Increasing Trend Within Time: Alcohol Poisoning

Güzel¹,

Paksu²,

Şişman³

et al. 2012

Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Çocuk acil ünitemize alkol zehirlenmesi tanısıyla başvuran olguların sıklığını, klinik ve demografik özelliklerini belirlemektir. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Ocak 2006-Mart 2011 tarihleri arasında alkol zehirlenmesi tanısıyla başvuran 43 çocuk hastanın hastane kayıtları geriye dönük incelendi. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Çalışma süresinde çocuk acil ünitemize 32'si (%74,4) erkek ve 11'i (%25,6) kız olmak üzere toplam 43 çocuk olgu başvurmuştu. Hastaların yaş ortalaması 13,7±5,3 (1,0-17,0 yıl) idi. Zehirlenmelerin 33'ü (%76,7) aşırı tüketime, 7'si (%16,3) kaza sonucu ve 3'ü (%7,0) ise özkıyım amaçlı alıma bağlı gelişmişti. Kan alkol düzeyinin ortanca değeri 127 (1-314) mg/dL idi. Zehirlenme şiddet skoru (ZŞS) uyarınca 23 (%53,5) olguda zehirlenme hafif, 2 (%4,7) olguda orta ve 3 (%7,0) olguda ise ağır şiddette idi. Üç (%7,0) olgunun Glaskow koma skoru (GKS) ≤8 idi. En sık belirti ve bulgular sırasıyla bulantı (%48,8), kusma (%46,5), bilinç kaybı (%7,0) ve hipotermi (%2,3) idi. Üç (%7,0) olguda travma öyküsü, 1 (%2,3) olguda ise cinsel istismar bulgusu mevcuttu. İki (%4,7) olguda alkolle birlikte uyuşturucu madde kullanımı tespit edildi. Olguların ortalama takip süresi 16,1±7,1 (2,0-31,0) saatti. Kırk iki (%97,6) olguya damar içi sıvı ve 1 (%2,3) olguya damar içi sodyum bikarbonat tedavisi uygulanmıştı. S So on nu uç ç: : Çocuk acil servislerine alkol zehirlenmesi nedeniyle yapılan başvurular giderek artmakta olup, travma, uyuşturucu ilaç kullanımı ve psikiyatrik hastalıklar bu klinik tabloya eşlik edebilmektedir.

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“…2 Refers to participants who reported regular alcohol use. 3 According to DSM-IV. 4 Refers to regular smokers.…”

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“…In many European, countries the number of adolescents admitted to in-patient treatment with alcohol intoxication (AIA) has dramatically risen over the last 10 years [1][2][3]. In Germany, this figure increased for individuals between the ages of 10 and 20, from 14,105 cases in 2003 to 26,673 in 2012 [4].…”

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Adolescents Admitted to In-Patient Treatment with Alcohol Intoxication: Risk and Resilience Factors Associated with Problematic Alcohol Use

Groß¹,

Mick²

2016

J Alcohol Drug Depend

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Background and Objectives: Although the number of adolescents admitted to in-patient treatment with alcohol intoxication (AIA) has strongly risen in many countries, knowledge about this patient population with respect to risk and resilience factors is lacking. The objectives of this study were (1) to explore whether the prevalence of substance use and use-related problems in a sample of AIA is elevated compared to adolescents from the general population and (2) to investigate which biopsychosocial factors are associated with prior problematic alcohol use in AIA.

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Alcohol intoxication requiring hospital admission in children and adolescents: retrospective analysis at the University Children's Hospital in the Slovak Republic

Abstract: The results of this analysis emphasize the severity of underage alcohol consumption by young people in the Slovak Republic. Measures are needed to decrease alcohol abuse in children and adolescents.

Cited by 36 publications

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Study of Acute Alcohol Poisoning in Children Admitted to a Emergency Hospital Pirogov in Sofia, Bulgaria

Study of Acute Alcohol Poisoning in Children Admitted to a Emergency Hospital Pirogov in Sofia, Bulgaria

An Emergency Service Diagnosis in Childhood with an Increasing Trend Within Time: Alcohol Poisoning

Adolescents Admitted to In-Patient Treatment with Alcohol Intoxication: Risk and Resilience Factors Associated with Problematic Alcohol Use

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