Unintentional ingestion of cleaners and other substances in an immigrant Mexican population: a qualitative study

Crosslin, Katie; Tsai, Ray Jui-Fang

doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041446

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“…The findings corroborated those of a qualitative research conducted in Mexico, which recommended culturally appropriate home visits and environmental modification interventions as potential strategies for preventing unintentional injury in young children. (Crosslin and Tsai, 2016). Parents in low-income areas are unable to afford interventions that require a significant investment of time and resources.…”

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Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study

Bhatta

Mytton

Deave

2021

J Child Health Care

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In Nepal, unintentional home injury is a leading reason for death and disability among pre-school children. However, there is a lack of evidence to inform culturally appropriate interventions to reduce home injuries. This study explored the potential for home environmental change at a community level to prevent unintentional home injury in children and identified the barriers to, and facilitators of, such changes. Focus groups were conducted in the Nepali language with mothers, fathers, teachers, school students and community health volunteers in rural areas of Makwanpur district in Nepal. The discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed, translated into English and analysed thematically. NVivo software was used to support coding and identification of themes. Five focus groups, involving forty-seven participants, were completed leading to the development of four themes. Overall, the findings highlight that community people perceive injuries to be a normal part of childhood and, therefore, few prevention measures were considered. Parents were, however, able to identify ways to change their environment that made it safer. Changes included removing hazards or adding safety equipment, adapting the home or restricting access to potential hazards. Barriers to implementation included limited awareness about injury hazards and risk management, poor quality housing and financial constraint. Facilitators included raising community awareness, acquiring resources and financial support and involving the family and community. Development of interventions to prevent injuries at home in pre-school children should reflect local context and culture; this is best achieved through engagement with parents.

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Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study

Bhatta

Mytton

Deave

2021

J Child Health Care

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“…The miscellaneous HCs were the following such as dry cleaning solutions, paint, spot remover, rubber cement and solvents. Some of these were volatile such as glue and propellants that contain HCs as was seen in a major study [18]. There have been many reports of AIK from worldwide and it is a common health hazard in children [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]19,20].…”

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A study of accidental ingestion of hydrocarbons in children in a medical college hospital in central Kerala

Sunilkumar

Parvathy

2016

Int J Pediatr Res

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Background:The accidental ingestion of various chemicals especially the hydrocarbons are seen worldwide in the paediatric population. Inspite of all awareness programmes in the community hydrocarbons especially petrol, diesel, turpentine and kerosene are always in the reach of children. The side effects and clinical spectrum is alarming after ingestion. So it is vital to prevent hydrocarbon ingestion. Objective: To understand the clinical profile of accidental ingestion of hydrocarbons (AIH) in children, assess the radiological changes and treatment. Materials and Methods:The retrospective study was conducted analysing the hospital records of children hospitalized between January 1 st 2010 and December 31 st 2015 with accidental poisoning due to various causes in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with special reference to AIH. A standard proforma included age, sex of the children, types of poisoning agents including hydrocarbons (HC), clinical presentations and treatment given. Results: In the PICU out of a total of 5806 patients admitted, 401 (6.9%) were due to acute poisoning. Among them AIH was noted in 118 (29.4%) patients. These children were admitted initially in the PICU stabilized and there was no mortality following AIH during the period of study. Conclusion: AIH is a common cause of poisoning in children. The main reason is the easy availability in the house itself due to various reasons. The morbidity and mortality can be prevented by education of the society especially the care takers of the children in the community.

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Poisoning due to household products: A ten years retrospective analysis of telephone calls to the National Poisons Information Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Peshin

Gupta

2018

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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Unintentional ingestion of cleaners and other substances in an immigrant Mexican population: a qualitative study

Cited by 3 publications

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Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study

Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study

A study of accidental ingestion of hydrocarbons in children in a medical college hospital in central Kerala

Poisoning due to household products: A ten years retrospective analysis of telephone calls to the National Poisons Information Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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