Professional paper

Acute ethanol poisoning in children in Vojvodina

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

Abstract

The aim of this work was to investigate the frequency and characteristics of acute ethanol poisoning in children in the territory of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. In a retrospective study histories of poisoned children aged 0 - 15 years, who were hospitalized in all eleven stationary centres in Vojvodina during 1985/86, were analysed. From 795 children, 52 were poisoned with ethanol (6.54%). With the exception of Novi Knezevac, where only eight cases of poisoning were recorded during the two-year period, the frequency of ethanol poisoning showed major regional differences varying from 3.03% in Zrenjanin to 11.45% in Subotica. Poisoning among boys was significantly more frequent than among girls, especially with ethanol. The average age of children poisoned with ethanol was 8.4 years i.e. almost twice that of children poisoned with other substances. The children's age and circumstances of ethanol poisoning point to the absence and failure of preventive measures.

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Hrčak ID:

152347

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/152347

Publication date:

26.7.1989.

Article data in other languages: serbian

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