ACCIDENTAL POISONING IN CHILDREN: FREQUENCY AND OUTCOME OF THE CASES AT A MILITARY HOSPITAL
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: To determine the frequency of accidental poisoning by various agents and their associated outcome in children. Study Case: Descriptive Study Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried in emergency department at PNS Shifa ...
Imran Ahmed +4 more
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Accidental formalin poisoning in a child with acute fatal manifestations: A rare case report
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Formalin is a protoplasmic poison, which poses a potential occupational hazard among morticians, embalmers, pathologists, and hospital staff. The crystal-clear appearance of formalin can be easily mistaken for normal saline, local anesthetics, hydrogen ...
Sindhu Sudha Sahu +3 more
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Frequency and Patterns of Unintentional Injuries among Children Aged Less than 14 Years in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: Unintentional injuries occur very frequently in the paediatric age group. The major causes leading to unintentional injuries, such as poisoning, fires, drowning, and accidents, can vary according to age.
V Sivagamasundari +2 more
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Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2011 Pharmaceuticals involved in childhood poisoning vary, and treatment of poison exposure can be a challenge for primary physicians when children are unconscious or histories are lacking.
Yan-Ren Lin +5 more
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Сибирский научный медицинский журнал, 2020 Purpose of research. To study the dynamics of the death rate of the population of the Siberian Federal District (SFD) as a result of accidental acute alcohol poisoning for the period from 2009 to 2018, as well as a comparative analysis of the death rates
A. V. Sabaev, O. P. Goleva
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Accidental Carbon Monoxide Poisonings in Adana, Turkey: A 14-year Study
Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2017 Aim: Carbon monoxide (CO) is often referred to as the “silent killer” because its victims cannot see it, smell it or taste it. CO is responsible for a large percentage of the accidental poisonings and deaths reported throughout the world.
Murat Darçın
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Pattern of Child Poisoning at Ain Shams University Hospital of Year 2012 Compared to 1983: What Has Changed in Three Decades? [PDF]
Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, 2015 Childhood poisoning is a major cause of morbidity in the developing as well as the developed world. In spite of the success of some interventions to prevent accidental poisoning in the pediatric population, deaths due to un-intentional poisonings still ...
Amany Sayed, Eman Khalifa
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Fatal podophyllin poisoning with multi-organ toxicity: A case report
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2023 Accidental poisoning with household products is one of the leading causes of involuntary injuries among children in low- and middle-income countries. Podophyllin poisoning is a rare and potentially fatal occurrence. The podophyllotoxin is a lipid-soluble
Bhakti U Sarangi +5 more
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Assessment of Acute Antipsychotic Poisoned Cases Admitted to Tanta University Poison Control Unit [PDF]
Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, 2019 Background: Sedative hypnotic/antipsychotic poisoning represented 5.84% of cases according to national poison data system in 2017. In Egypt, studies about antipsychotic poisoning are scarce.
Magdy Ashmawy +3 more
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Poisoning Cases Among Children Under 18 Years in Arak: Causes, Contributing Factors, and Statistics [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical ToxicologyBackground: Childhood poisoning poses serious health risks and complications. Numerous studies have highlighted differing rates of pediatric poisoning. This study investigates the prevalence, causes, and contributing factors of poisoning among children ...
Ali Alimohammadi +2 more
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