Profile of Pediatric Poisoning at District Hospital Gulbarga

  • Dr. Shashidhar Veerappa Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, E. S. I. Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
  • Dr. Yogesh G Senior Resident, E. S. I. Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17511/ijmrr.2013.i05.06
Keywords: Pediatric Poisoning, District Hospital, Retrospective Study

Abstract

Introduction: Children are curious and explore their world with all their senses, including taste. As a result, the home and its surroundings can be a dangerous place when poisonous substances are inadvertently ingested.

Methods: This study was done to know the profile of poisoning cases in pediatric age group in district hospital Gulbarga. It is a retrospective study of Pediatric poisoning between August 2011 and July 2013.

Results: Poisoning constituted 0.73% of all Pediatric admissions. Distribution of cases among boys and girls were equal. Majority (68%) of these cases were from rural areas. Only one case of poisoning happened by inhalation / dermal absorption during farming activity, rest 36 (97%) were by oral ingestion. Most (81%) of these poisoning happened in the home environment. Out of the 7 (19%) outdoor poisoning 6 were plant poisons, which were eaten out of curiosity by children. Pesticide was the most common poison found in the study followed by lice powder and kerosene. Nonspecific gastrointestinal complaints like vomiting (75.7%), pain abdomen (40.5%) and loose stools (21.6%) were the most common symptoms with which children with poisoning presented to hospital.

Conclusions: Poisoning in children remains one of the causes of emergency admissions to hospital. It is target population regarding proper storage of potential poisonous substances away from the reach of children.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

1. WHO: world report on child injury prevention[Internet] 2008 [cited 2013 Sept] Available at: http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/child/en/ http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/child/en/ http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/child/en/hhttp://www.who.int/violence_injury_pre.

2. Dutta AK, Seth A, Goyal PK, Aggarwal V, Mittal SK, Sharma R, Bahl L, Thakur JS, Verma M, Chhatwal J, Chacko B, Saini V, Singhal A, Sharma P, Sharma U,Chaturvedi P, Kumar S, Prajapati NC, Vaidya J, Garg N, Basu SN, Lahiri M, Das CK, Pal DK, Lall SB. Poisoning in children: Indian scenario. Indian J Pediatr. 1998; 65(3): 365-70. [PubMed]

3. Kohli U, KuttiatVS, Lodha R, Kabra SK. Profile of childhood poisoning at a tertiary care centre in north India. Indian J Pediatr 2008; 75(8):791-94. [PubMed]

4. Singh S, Singhi S, Sood NK, Latakumar, Walia BNS. Changing pattern of childhood poisoning (1979-1989): Experience of a large north Indian hospital. Indian Pediatr.1995; 32(3):331-36. [PubMed]

5. Gupta S, Govil YC, Misra PK, Nath R, Srivastava KL.Trends in poisoning in children: experience at a large referral teaching hospital. The National Medical Journal of India 1998; 11(4):166-168. [PubMed]

6. Kumar V. Accidental poisoning in south west maharastra. Indian Pediatr. 1991; 28(7):731-5. [PubMed]

7. Rathore S, Verma AK, Pandey A, Kumar S. Pediatric poisoning trend in Lucknow District. J Forensic Res[Internet]. 2013; 4(1): 179. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2157-7145.1000179.

8. Shivani R, Neelam G, Rakesh S, Hemanth S. Acute poisoning in children: seven year experience at a tertiary care hospital of north India. Curr Pediatr Res 2011; 15(1): 65-68. [

9. Nesibe A, Fikriye S. Pattern of acute poisonings in childhood in Ankara: what has changed in twenty years. Turk J Pediatr 2004; 46(2): 147-52. [PubMed]

10. Azkunaga B, Mintegi S, Salmon N, Acedo Y, DelAcro L. Poisoning in children under age 7 in spain. Areas iof improvement in the prevention and treatment. An Pediatr 2013; 78(6) :355-60. [PubMed]

11. Jayashree M, Singhi S. Changing trends and predictions of outcome in patients with acute poisoning admitted to the intensive care. J Trop Pediatr 2011; 57(5): 340-46. [PubMed]

12. Chhetri UD, Ansari I, Shrestha S. Pattern of pediatric poisoning and accident in Patan Hospital. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2012 ;10(39):39-43. [PubMed]

13. Franklin RL, Rodgers GB. Unintentional child poisonings treated in United States hospital emergency departments: national estimates of incident cases, population based poisoning rates and product involvement. Pediatrics 2008; 122(6):1244-51. [PubMed]

14. Neilson ZE, Morrison W. Childhood self poisoning: a one year review. Scott Med J 2012; 57(4): 196-99. [PubMed]

15. Spiller AH, Beuhler MC, Ryan ML, Borys DJ, Alequas A, Bosse GM. Evaluation of changes in poisoning in young children: 2000 to 2010. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013; 29(5): 635-40. [PubMed]

16. Hoikka MH, Liisanantti JH, Dunder T. Acute poisoning in children under the age of six: a two-decade study of hospital admissions and trends. Acta Pediatr 2013; 102(7): 329-33.

17. Sabiha S, Kursat BC, Ener CD. Acute poisoning in children: Data of a paediatric emergency unit. Iran J Pediatr. 2011; 21(4): 479–84.
CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2013.i05.06
Published: 2013-12-31
How to Cite
1.
Veerappa S, G Y. Profile of Pediatric Poisoning at District Hospital Gulbarga. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2013Dec.31 [cited 2024Nov.23];1(5):245-9. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/43
Issue
Vol 1 No 5 (2013): Nov-Dec
Section
Original Article