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Acute intoxications among Turkish children
Baran S Kizilyildiz1, Kamuran Karaman2, Selvi Özen2
1Department of Pediatrics, Private Istanbul Hospital, Van, Turkey - baranserdar@hotmail.com.
Minerva Pediatrica
|January 25, 2018
Summary
Pharmaceuticals, insecticides, and plants are leading causes of acute childhood intoxications in Turkey. Most poisonings were accidental, with a low mortality rate of 0.4%.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Toxicology
- Public Health
Background:
- Acute intoxications in children pose a significant public health challenge.
- Understanding regional characteristics of childhood poisoning is crucial for prevention and management.
- Eastern Turkey has limited original data on pediatric acute intoxications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the characteristics, clinical features, and outcomes of acute intoxications in children.
- To identify the primary etiological agents and demographic patterns of pediatric poisonings in the Van region of Turkey.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of medical records for children under 17 years admitted to a pediatric emergency department.
- Data collected from June 2010 to November 2011.
- Evaluation of demographical, etiological, and treatment data.
Main Results:
- 239 cases of acute intoxication were recorded, with most patients under 5 years old.
- Pharmaceutical agents (57.3%) were the leading cause, followed by non-pharmaceutical agents (42.6%) including insecticides-pesticides (38.2%).
- Accidental poisonings predominated (93.8%), with a 0.4% mortality rate.
Conclusions:
- Pharmaceuticals are the most frequent cause of acute intoxications in children in this region.
- Insecticides-pesticides and plants are significant non-pharmaceutical causes.
- This study provides essential data on pediatric intoxications in Eastern Turkey.
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