Unintentional Acute Poisoning Related Emergency Department Visits in Children in a Single-Center: A Nine-Year Prospective Survey

Amram, Hila; Daviko, Bat-Hen Annie; Dalal, Yotam; Meirson, Gila; Brantz, Ilona; Tasher, Diana; Ovadia, Adi; Dalal, Ilan

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“…Acute poisoning is a major public health problem and an important reason for hospital emergency department visits (16)(17)(18)(19). In this study, we investigated the clinical and sociodemographic profiles associated with acute poisoning cases, shedding light on the trends and risk factors in Chinese population.…”

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Trends and profiles of acute poisoning cases: a retrospective analysis

Liu,

Ling,

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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Acute poisoning is a significant public health concern. This retrospective study investigates trends in acute poisoning cases and explores the clinical and sociodemographic profiles associated with this condition. Medical data from 859 hospitalized patients diagnosed with acute poisoning between January 2017 and December 2022 were comprehensively analyzed. The descriptive statistical analysis revealed that 360 patients had underlying diseases, with depression being the most prevalent among them. Furthermore, urban areas accounted for 87.2% of the acute poisoning cases, indicating a higher incidence compared to rural areas. The substances implicated in acute poisoning incidents varied, with drugs of abuse being the most common (53.2%), followed by pesticides (22.2%), carbon monoxide (11.8%), and alcohol (5.4%). Suicide attempt/suicide emerged as the leading cause of acute poisoning incidents, accounting for 75.9% of cases, while poisoning accidents predominantly occurred within the home setting. Through chi-square tests, it was determined that risk factors for suicide attempt/suicide included female gender and underlying medical conditions. Temporal analysis showed that the total number of acute poisoning cases increased from 2017 to 2019 and decreased from 2019 to 2022. Notably, suicide-related cases exhibited an upward trend, with suicide attempt/suicide accounting for over 80% of all acute poisoning cases after 2020. This study contributes valuable insights into the trends, profiles, and risk factors associated with acute poisoning cases.

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Trends and profiles of acute poisoning cases: a retrospective analysis

Liu,

Ling,

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…The highest frequency of unintentional poisoning was in the age group 1-3 years. In some studies in other countries, the highest frequency of unintentional poisoning has been reported in the age group under 5 years (6, 16) or 1-3 years (31,33). In Iran, most studies have reported the highest frequency for the age group 1-3 years (19,22,34).…”

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Poisoning in children and adolescents in Kermanshah city, Iran

Hemmati

Tohidi

Mohammadi

et al. 2023

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Background Poisoning among children and adolescents is a public health problem worldwide. To take preventive measures, the pattern of this problem should be determined. This study aimed to describe the demographic characteristics of poisoning in children and to investigate the relationship between the types of poisoning and demographic factors in children in Kermanshah province. Methods This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 250 children and adolescents under 18 years of age who were referred to Mohammad Kermanshahi Pediatric Hospital in Kermanshah province due to poisoning during 2019 − 2012. The demographic and epidemiological data of patients were extracted from their medical files and analyzed. Results Out of 250 cases of poisoning, 173 (69.2%) cases were unintentional, 96 (77.1%) of whom were boys. Further, 77 (30.8%) cases of poisoning were intentional, of whom 49 (63.6%) were girls. There was a significant difference between gender and intentional and unintentional poisonings (p-value = 0.005). The median age of unintentional poisoning was 3 (IQR = 2.5) and that of intentional poisoning was 14 (IQR = 2). Most cases of poisoning were in cities, 145 (83.8%) of them were unintentional and 66 (85.7%) were intentional. Most cases of intentional and unintentional poisonings occurred in spring 2017 (35.1%) and autumn 2016 (34.6%), respectively. The most common causes of poisoning were narcotics (n = 36, 34.3%) and drugs (n = 35, 33.3%) in the age group 0–3 years and drugs (n = 46, 66.9) in the age group 11–18 years. Conclusions The most common causes of poisoning were narcotics and drugs in children and drugs in adolescents. To prevent poisoning in children, parents are required to increase their knowledge of the safe storage of narcotics and drugs, such as not storing methadone in a water bottle. Targeted evaluation and preventive measures are also needed in adolescent poisoning.

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Unintentional Acute Poisoning Related Emergency Department Visits in Children in a Single-Center: A Nine-Year Prospective Survey

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Trends and profiles of acute poisoning cases: a retrospective analysis

Trends and profiles of acute poisoning cases: a retrospective analysis

Poisoning in children and adolescents in Kermanshah city, Iran

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