THE SITUATION OF ACUTE POISONING CASES IN THE EMERGENCY OF POISONING DEPARTMENT OF THAI BINH PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL, 2020-2021
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Abstract
Objective: Describe the epidemiological, clinical, and paraclinical characteristics, treatment results
of patients with acute poisoning cases admitted to emergency of poisoning deparment of Thai Binh
Pediatric Hospital from 01/01/2020 to 31/08/2021.
Methods: Retrospective, prospective, descriptive case series.
Results: Studying 130 patients with acute poisoning hospitalized: 65.4% of children in the 1-5
year old group, 16.2% of children over 10 years old. 94.6% of children were poisoned through
the gastrointestinal tract. 80% of children poisoning by unintentional, 4.6% by suicide. The most
toxic agents are chemicals, accounting for 54.6% of which are essential oils, gasoline, and kerosene.
Drug poisoning accounted for 28.5% of which mainly tranquilizer poisoning. 65.4% of children
hospitalized before 6 hours accounted for. Digestive and neurological symptoms account for a high
percentage. Laboratory changes are mainly electrolyte disturbances. Treatment methods are mostly
non-specific, accounting for 96.1%. Treatment results 97.7% of patients recovered completely, 2.3%
transferred to hospital, no cases died.
Conclusions: The study points out epidemiological factors, toxic agents, clinical and subclinical
characteristics and appropriate treatment methods to help support treatment and prognosis for patients.
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Keywords
Acute poisoning cases.
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