Citation

Aggarwal B, Rana SK, Chhavi N. JK Science 2014; 16(4): 174-178.

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(Copyright © 2014)

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Abstract

Poisoning is a common medical emergency in children. Most of the poisoning in children is accidental. Unfortunately, the incidence of deliberate poisoning among adolescents is increasing due to changing familial and social conditions in our society. Study design: prospective analysis of poisoning seen in children between January 2010 and December 2013 in an academic center of northern India.

RESULTS: Eighty one children (Boys 45, 55%; age median [range] 13 [1-18]) were included. All poisoning episodes were either suicidal (38, 46.9%) or accidental (43, 53.1%). Most of the poisoning events in pre-adolescent children were accidental (34/35, 97%) and among adolescents (13-18 years age group) were suicidal (37/45, 80.4%). The most commonly ingested poisoning agent was kerosene (10/35, 28.6%) in <12 age group and organo-phosphorus compound (8/37, 21.6%) in adolescents.

CONCLUSION: We need to take preventive measures for accidental and intentional poisoning in pre-adolescents and adolescents age group respectively. © 2014, JK Science. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; Intoxication; human; suicide; child; female; male; Poisoning; India; envenomation; intoxication; major clinical study; rural area; urban area; sex ratio; retrospective study; school child; drug intoxication; clinical feature; age distribution; academic achievement; childhood injury; organophosphorus compound; kerosene; Article; childhood mortality; teaching hospital; accidental injury; sibling relation; organophosphate poisoning; family conflict; Childhood emergency; Envenomation