Citation

Roncević N. Med. Pregl. 1991; 44(5-6): 214-216.

Vernacular Title

Akutna trovanja u dece na teritoriji AP Vojvodine.

Affiliation

Institut za zdravstvenu zastitu majke i deteta, Novi Sad.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Medicinski Pregled)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1808479

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the frequency, characteristics and regional differences of acute poisoning in children on the territory of AP Vojvodina. The medical histories of children aged from 0 to 15 years which were hospitalized in all hospitals throughout Vojvodina in the course of 1985 and 1986, were retrospectively analyzed. Acute poisoning in children on the territory of AP Vojvodina is represented by 2.5% in hospital morbidity. The most frequent causes of poisoning are drugs (62.8%), and after that follow pesticides (7.4%), alcohol (6.5%) and dissolvents (6.3%). The average age of those poisoned is 4 years and 2 months. Boys are more frequently poisoned than girls (54.5%: 45.5%). In the largest number of cases the circumstances of the poisoning remained unknown. Regional differences were observed in relation to the type of substance which was taken, as well as in relation to the age and sex of the poisoned, therefore the circumstances under which the poisoning occurred. The number of poisonings, the age of those poisoned and circumstances of poisoning indicate that preventive measures were absent and that they were suppressed.

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