A Scenario of Poisoning in Children in Manipal Teaching Hospital.
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2011-05
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Objective: To see the pattern and prevalence of poisoning in children in Manipal Teaching Hospital,
Pokhara. The cases were also considered in relevance to the age groups with various agents, the
commonly observed clinical features in various poisonings and mortality. Study design: Hospital based
retrospective study. Study period: 4 years (January 2006 – January 2010). Study place: Department
of Paediatric, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara. Material and Methods: A detailed study of all the
case files of the children admitted with various acute poisonings, where the causative agent was known,
was done. Results: A total number of 94 children (56 males & 38 females) were admitted with poisoning
(1.79% of the total admissions) during that period. Maximum number of children were of the preschool
age group i.e. < 5 years (64.89%). Organophosphorus Compounds (OPC) (27%) and Kerosene Oil
(23%) were the two most frequent agents involved. The other agents included Snake bite (19%), Drugs/
Chemicals (16%), Dhatura (12%), and Mushroom poisoning (3%). The most common nature of poisoning
noted was accidental (95%). The mortality rate observed was 6.38%. Conclusion: OPC and Kerosene
Oil poisoning were the two most common poisoning observed in this study comprising almost half the
cases; accidental poisoning was the most common pattern noted and there was a male predominance.
Early recognition and timely treatment can decrease the mortality.
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Poisoning, Organophosphorus and Kerosene poisoning, Snake bite
Citation
Malla T, Malla K K, Rao K S, Gauchan E, Basnet S, Koirala D P. A Scenario of Poisoning in Children in Manipal Teaching Hospital. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society. 2011 May-Aug; 31(2): 83-88.