Hospitalizations for Pediatric Intoxication in Washington State, 1987-1997

Bailey, Benoît; Bratton, Susan L.

doi:10.1001/archpedi.155.10.1105

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“…Thus, if a specific "rural" county effect to lower hospitalizations due to poisoning by using a PCC exists, it would be hard for this effect to be seen with such a small percentage of patients meeting this rural definition in the current study. The hospitalization discharge rates for poisoning (average of 0.54/1000 person years) seen in this study are consistent with hospitalization rates for pediatric (Ͻ18 years old) intoxications (0.45/1000 person years) seen in the State of Washington [28]. The distribution of the agents involved in the Washington study was similar to those found in this study (see Table 2) with antidepressants, salicyclates, antiallergens and antiemetics, ethanol, anticonvulsants, benzodiazepines, stimulants/amphetamines, antiasthmatics, and antibiotics representing the top ten in the Washington State study [28].…”

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“…The hospitalization discharge rates for poisoning (average of 0.54/1000 person years) seen in this study are consistent with hospitalization rates for pediatric (Ͻ18 years old) intoxications (0.45/1000 person years) seen in the State of Washington [28]. The distribution of the agents involved in the Washington study was similar to those found in this study (see Table 2) with antidepressants, salicyclates, antiallergens and antiemetics, ethanol, anticonvulsants, benzodiazepines, stimulants/amphetamines, antiasthmatics, and antibiotics representing the top ten in the Washington State study [28]. The call penetrance reported in the current study (average of 8.5 calls/1000 person years) is very similar to that seen in a study of rural counties (8.13-8.21 calls/1000 person years) [14].…”

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“…A median LOS for hospitalized poisoning cases of between 1 and 2 days was also reported in the pediatric study in the state of Washington [28]. Further, this range is consistent with Woolf [31], who reported a decline in mean LOS for pediatric poisoning from 5.85 days in 1992 to 3.45 days (p ϭ 0.005) in 1995.…”

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Poisoning hospitalization correlates with poison center call frequency

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Introduction: Poison Control Centers (PCCs) have been shown to reduce health expenditures by reducing emergency department and clinic visits. The effect or association of PCC call frequency on acute hospitalization rates for poisonings has not been studied extensively.Methods: All nonfederal hospital discharges for acute poisoning principal diagnosis codes (960-979, 980-989, 9956X, 3030, and 005) in California between October 1999 and June 2002 were examined. Approximately 3.3% of the discharges had county/hospital information suppressed in the public-use database because of confidentiality criteria and were excluded from the analysis. U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for appropriate years by counties were also obtained. The 58 California counties were condensed to 48 counties and 3 "small-county" geographic groupings. Exposure calls by counties/groupings to the California Poison Control System (CPCS) for the same period were tabulated.

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Poisoning hospitalization correlates with poison center call frequency

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“…The studies in some surrounding countries showed that the prescribed drugs represent the most common causative agent of poisoning, a pattern similar to that of the developed countries. 22 This was explainable by the change in people's life style as well as economic, and social problems existing in the society. With regard to poisoning due to drugs, sedatives take the top of the drug followed by the anti-hypertensive and analgesic medicine.…”

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Clinical profile and outcomes of childhood poisoning

Ahmed¹,

Rahman²,

Tawfiq³

2017

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal

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<p class="Abstract">The patterns of accidental poisoning in children usually differ from country to country and from one region to another within the same country. This retrospective study was performed from January 2012 to December 2014 to determine the trends of childhood poisoning in urban area of Bangladesh. A total of 32 cases were analyzed completely; intention of poisoning was classified as accidental, suicidal and homicidal. The commonest age range for accidental poisoning was 1-5 years (64.7%). Suicidal poisoning was prevalent among mid adolescence group. The overall male to female ratio was 1:1; in case of accidental poisoning male to female ratio among preschooler was 2.66:1. All the patients were from urban background and drug overdose was the commonest cause of poisoning. Accidental poisoning was found in 53% of patients, suicidal 41% and homicidal 6% cases. The mortality was 3%. This study showed that boys at pre-school age group were at greater risk for accidental poisoning. Drug over dosage was the most common poisoning in this study. Alarmingly, accidental introduction of per rectal analgesic was the most common cause of acute poisoning during infancy in this study.</p>

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“…Many household articles are dangerous in this respect and comprise the various causes of poisoning. Poisoning that necessitates hospitalization remains an important source of morbidity in children 2 . The reported incidence of childhood poisoning in various studies vary from 0.3 to 7.6% 3,4 .…”

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confidence: 99%