Poisoning Cases Admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Retrospective Evaluation

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dc.authoridAylanc, Hakan/0000-0002-8907-3809
dc.authoridguzel, yusuf/0000-0002-1241-3561
dc.contributor.authorGuzel, Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorBattal, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorAylanc, Hakan
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:12:17Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:12:17Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Intoxication in childhood is an important preventable public health problem and can cause morbidity and mortality. In this study, we investigated the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients who presented to our pediatric emergency department in the last 4 years due to poisoning.Methods: Records of 238 children aged 1 month to 18 years who applied to canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Department between January 2015 and January 2019 were evaluated retrospectively. Cases were examined in terms of age, gender, time to first medical intervention after drug intake, cause of poisoning, intake method, and symptoms.Results: Of the 238 patients, 45% were female. The median age was 59.34 (interquartile range: 3-215) months, and 57.15% of the patients were <5 years old, 23.1% were >12 years old, and 8.1% were accidental cases, 26.9% were poisoned following a suicide attempt. The mean time to presentation to our center was 91.2 +/- 75.6 min. Poisoning most commonly occurred in the spring months (29.83%). Among drug poisons, analgesics were the most common (23.41%); 60.51% of the cases were asymptomatic, while the most common symptoms were nausea and vomiting.Conclusion: Suicidal poisoning is seen less frequently in children. The main cause of poisoning is an accidental intake of medication. In addition to the measures taken by caregivers, parents, drug manufacturers, and healthcare workers, determining the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of poisoning will contribute to the reduction of mortality and morbidity among children.
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/cayd.galenos.2020.75768
dc.identifier.endpage6
dc.identifier.issn2717-9206
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85132877428
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.trdizinid1122704
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/cayd.galenos.2020.75768
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1122704
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/20899
dc.identifier.volume9
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001110644300011
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGalenos Publ House
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectPoisoning
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectemergency departments
dc.subjectretrospective studies
dc.titlePoisoning Cases Admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Retrospective Evaluation
dc.title.alternativeÇocuk Acil Servisine Başvuran Zehirlenme Olgularının Geriye Dönük Değerlendirilmesi
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