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Abstract
Poisoning in children represents one of the most problematic medical emergencies on the world, as children are most vulnerable and at risk for accidental poisoning that can be preventable.
According to WHO reports, acute poisonings are on the forth place of the lists of morbidity and mortality in children. Moreover, acute poisoning among children account for more than one million cases annually with a high morbidity and mortality rate that represent 3.9% or 45,000 accidental childhood deaths.
Children poisoning occurs by numerous mechanisms; ingestions, inhalational, dermal contact, ocular and envenomation. Either accidental or intentional. There are many risk factors that blamed for children poisoning; sociodemographic, environmental, psychological, family-related or personal characteristics.
Any substance can be toxic either it is toxic itself or the dose that taken is a toxic dose. Clinical presentation depends on the toxic substance (either pharmacological or non-pharmacological agents), the amount of the agent taken and the time passed between intoxication and hospital admission. Poisoning management based on emergency treatment, evaluation, decontamination and supportive care. The outcome can be a discharge free or with complications or death. As the early recognition and management can help to improve patient outcomes and help to decrease the incidence of worsened complications. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess acute toxicity among children in order to create preventive interventions for curbing acute toxicity among children and improving its outcome.
This study was a cross sectional descriptive study carried on 302 children aged from 1-18 years old who were admitted to poison control center at Ain Shams University Hospitals with acute toxicity from 1st June 2020 to 31 November 2020.
Approval from the research ethics committee and from general director of PCC of Ain Shams University Hospitals had been taken before starting the study.
Data were collected by researcher through pre-organized data sheet which depended on data sheet of PCC of Ain Shams University Hospitals with some modification.