Professional paper

Acute poisoning in children in Voivodina

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

Abstract

The paper deals with acute poisoning among children in Vojvodina from the point of view of frequency, characteristics and regional differences. The histories of the poisoned children aged 0-16 years, who where hospitalized in all eleven in-patient clinics in Vojvodina during 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1989, were analysed. Acute poisoning in children accounted for 2.4% of hospital morbidity. The most frequent causes of poisoning were medicaments (60.6%), pesticides (8.7%), ethanol (6.34%), organic solvents (5.7%) and all other substances (18.35%). Poisoning occurred more often among boys than among girls (53:47%). The average age of the poisoned was 4.7 years. The average age of the poisoned girls was significantly higher than that of the poisoned boys. Poisoning usually took place during a -game-, but a major number of poisonings was suicidal. There were great regional differences as regards the course of poisoning, sex and average age of the poisoned, circumstances of poisoning and period in which it happened. The children's age and circumstances of poisoning point 10 the absence of preventive measures or their failure.

Keywords

ethanol poisoning; drug poisoning; pesticide poisoning; organic solvent poisoning

Hrčak ID:

150994

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/150994

Publication date:

3.9.1991.

Article data in other languages: serbian

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