Professional paper

Acute drug poisoning among children in Vojvodina

G. Konstantinidis ; Institut za zdravstvenu zaštitu majke i deteta, Novi Sad, Srbija
N. Rončević ; Institut za zdravstvenu zaštitu majke i deteta, Novi Sad, Srbija
N. Konstantinidis ; Institut za zdravstvenu zaštitu majke i deteta, Novi Sad, Srbija

Abstract

Epidemiological characteristics of acute drug poisoning in children were investigated over a period of two years (1988-1989). The total number of poisonings was 450. Among causes of poisoning psychopharmaca, especially benzodiazepine, came first (33.3%). They were followed by drugs affecting the nervous system (9.l %), usually by analgoantipyretics, and by drugs affecting the cardiovascular system (7.8%). In 10.6% of the cases poisoning was due to two or more drugs. In 12.3% of the poisonings drug was unknown. Sodium fluoride was the most frequent single cause of acute poisoning. The average age of the poisoned children was 5.1 years. Poisoning with drugs was more frequent among girls than among boys (55%:45%). In more than half poisoning accidents there was no one present when poisoning occurred. A major number of poisonings were an attention-gening gesture or a suicidal attempt. There were 11 cases of repeated poisoning with the same drug.

Keywords

acute poisoning; epidemiology of acute poisoning; age of poisoned children

Hrčak ID:

148876

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/148876

Publication date:

25.3.1992.

Article data in other languages: serbian

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