مطالعه اپيدميولوژيك مسموميت كودكان در بيمارستان اميركبير و ابوذر اهواز سال 1379

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF PEDIATRIC POISONING IN AMIR KABIR AND ABOZAR HOSPITAL OF AHVAZ IN THE YEAR 2000

Background: Today poisoning is a serious problem in the world and it is the second cause of death following infections. in this study we evaluated epidemiologic status of pediatric poisoning in Ahvaz. Methods: In this retrospective study we reviewed all of the files of the children referred to Amirkabir and Abozar hospitals. Results: 58.2% of poisoned children were male and 41.5% were female. The most common age range of the patients was between 1 and 3 years. The causes of poisoning were petroleum (kerosene) in 43.6%, drugs in 31.8%, narcotic substances in 13.6%, insecticides in 5.5% and toxic plants in 5.5%. Three of the cases died. Conclusion: The most common cause of poisoning was petroleum but in east European and north American. countries is household materials like vitex. Often famill members prescribe opium and other products to relieve so complaints of the children. Opium in infancy is very hazardous, and sometime leads to death. Often poisoning