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ACUTE POISONING IN PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP

Poisoning in one of the most common causes of referal to the emergency department in all age groups. This study was designed to determine the local pattern of acute poisoning in children of Shiraz . All poisoned children who were referred to Nemazee Hospital Emergency Room, the largest hospital of Shiraz University , during 1997-1998 were enrolled in this study. Among 690 poisoned children, male to female ratio was 1.5. The most common age group was the "1-5 years" age group (P = 0.009) , and the most common age group of admitted was the 11-15 years of age group (P = 0.003). The most common causes of poisoning according to decreasing frequency were as follows : Accidental ingestion of drugs , toxic chemicals and norcoties . The maximom number of reported cases were in summer . From among the total number of patients , 125 (22%) were under observation for less than 6 hours while 368 (53%) were under observation for less than 6 hours at the emergency department 164 patients (24%) were transferred to the pediatric department and 6 patients (0.8%) expired . The maximom number of reported cases were in the 1-5 years age group and accidental ingestion of drugs was the leading cause of poisoning . Therefore , parental education regarding prophy lactic measures , Keeping drufs out of reach of children , and special packaging of durgs preventing their access to children are suggested .