@article{ref1,
title="Accidental paraffin poisoning in Kenyan children",
journal="Tropical medicine and international health",
year="2008",
author="Lang, Thierry and Thuo, N. and Akech, S.",
volume="13",
number="6",
pages="845-847",
abstract="A serious and common accident in rural Kenyan homesteads is accidental ingestion of paraffin when it has been mistaken for water and offered to a young child. Here we report the incidence, parental practices and outcome of severe paraffin poisoning, requiring admission at Kilifi District Hospital, Kenya. Over a 2-year period, 48 children (0.5% of all admissions) were admitted with kerosene poisoning, constituting 62% of all poisoning cases. All cases were accidental. Ten per cent had induced vomiting. One child (2%) died. We suggest these data support assessment followed by implementation of practical and affordable measures to prevent paraffin poisoning. <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1360-2276",
doi="10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02067.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02067.x"
}