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Epidemilogical Study Of Acute Poisoning Among Children Admitted In RIMS, A Tertiary Care Hospital At Ranchi, Jharkhand
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Jha, Sunanda Ranjan, Rakesh Chaudhary, Anil Kumar Ranjan, Pooja Shakeel, Aasim |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Abstract | Background: Poisoning in children is a major public health issue worldwide. Pediatric poisoning is a preventable cause of morbidity & mortality in whole world. According to WHO the estimated death under age of 20yrs by acute poisoning is annually 45000. According to previous studies mortality rate of poisoning range from 3-5%. In developing countries like India these acute poisoning has major impact on economy of the country as well as quality of life of survivor and their family. The pattern of acute poisoning vary according to demographic profile. This study will help in planning proper preventive measures to lower down the morbidity and mortality. Material & Methods: It was a retrospective, observational study done from January 2019 to December 2019 in department of Pediatrics, RIMS, Ranchi. Data were collected from MRD section, RIMS & transferred to standard form in Microsoft excel sheets for further evaluation. Data were analyzed for age, sex, ingested substance, intension, duration of hospital stay, secondary infection and final outcome. Results: Total of 129 patients were presented with acute poisoning. Among them female are 56.6% and male account for 43.4%. In our study we found male predominance in children less than 5 yrs of age. Most common substance used for poisoning in our study is insecticides. Insecticides and hydrocarbon are more common among 0-4 yrs age group of patients. However hydrocarbon alone is more common among 5-10 yrs of age. As we go beyond 10 yrs of age we have seen that insecticides are most common poisoning substance. In adolescents group suicidal attempts was more common among females. 113 pts got discharged without sequale, 8 pts died during treatment is our hospital. Conclusion: Incidence of acute poisoning is higher in females than males. Most common substance used for poisoning is insecticide. suicide attempt is more common among females aged more 10yrs. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jdms/papers/Vol19-issue1/Series-15/M1901156064.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
