@article{ref1,
title="Common childhood poisonings and their outcome in a tertiary care center in Delhi",
journal="Indian journal of pediatrics",
year="2013",
author="Brata Ghosh, Vidya and Jhamb, Urmila and Singhal, Ritika and Krishnan, Rajeshwari",
volume="80",
number="6",
pages="516-518",
abstract="Clinical profile of children presenting with poisoning to the Pediatric emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in Delhi from 8.1.2009 to 8.10.09 was studied prospectively. Fifty two cases of accidental poisoning were reported during this period which formed 1.05 % of all pediatric admissions (5094 admissions). No case of homicidal poisoning was reported. There were 80.7 % children between 1-5 y of age with male preponderance. PICA was observed in 57.7 % children. Overall mortality was 7.7 % and 11.3 % children required pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Kerosene oil poisoning remained the commonest accidental poisoning in this study. An interesting trend was concentrated HCL poisoning (now a common household product) as the second commonest poisoning (17.3 %). This was followed by poisoning with various drugs used by adults in the house.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0019-5456",
doi="10.1007/s12098-012-0879-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12098-012-0879-5"
}