Issue Date
2015-02Keywords
POISONINGCHILDREN
MeSH
AcetaminophenCharcoal
Child, Preschool
Databases, Factual
Hospitals, Pediatric
Household Products
Humans
Ireland
Poisoning
Retrospective Studies
Tertiary Care Centers
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New hazards in paediatric poisoning presentations. 2015, 108 (2):58-9 Ir Med JPublisher
Irish Medical JournalJournal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
25803960Abstract
Accidental ingestion is an important preventable cause of childhood morbidity. All accidental ingestion presentations (n = 478) to a tertiary paediatric ED from January 2010 to December 2011 were analysed. These results were compared with a similar study in the same institution ten years previously in 2001 and showed that while accidental ingestions constituted a higher proportion of presentations (0.5% in this study v 0.45% in 2001), fewer had investigations performed (21% v 35%) and fewer were admitted (7% v 20%). Accidental ingestions account for 0.5% of presentations and are an important focus of home safety information for parents and guardians. Paracetamol (n = 67, 14%) and liquid detergent capsules (n = 44, 9.2%) were the two most common substances implicated in these presentations, and have the potential to cause severe morbidity and mortality.Item Type
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