Investigating the Unintentional Poisoning Epidemiology in Prehospital Emergency Center in Qaemshahr City, Iran

Orimi, Jamal Rezaei; Nasiri, Ebrahim; Talebi, Peyman; Mahmodpoor, Ghasem

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“…In addition, the frequency of unintentional poisoning was higher in autumn (34.4) 60, On the other hand, most intentional poisonings occurred in the spring and the least in the summer (35.1%) which showed a statistically significant difference between the type of poisoning and season ( p -value < 0.001). In some studies, the prevalence of unintentional poisoning, like our study, was higher in autumn [ 19 ], and in others, it was in spring [ 44 , 49 ]and summer [ 22 , 39 ]. This discrepancy might be due to the geographical diversity and the incidence of envenomation [ 27 ].…”

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Poisoning in children and adolescents in Kermanshah city, Iran

Hemmati,

Tohidi,

Mohammadi

et al. 2024

BMC Pediatr

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Background Poisoning among children and adolescents is a public health problem worldwide. To take preventive measures, the pattern of this problem should be determined. This study aimed to describe the demographic characteristics of poisoning in children and to investigate the relationship between the types of poisoning and demographic factors in children in Kermanshah province. Methods This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 250 children and adolescents under 18 years of age who were referred to Mohammad Kermanshahi Pediatric Hospital in Kermanshah province due to poisoning during 2019–2022. The demographic and epidemiological data of patients were extracted from their medical files and analyzed. Results Out of 250 cases of poisoning, 173 (69.2%) cases were unintentional, 96 (55.5%) of whom were boys. Further, 77 (30.8%) cases of poisoning were intentional, of whom 49 (63.6%) were girls. There was a significant difference between gender and intentional and unintentional poisonings (p-value = 0.005). The median age of unintentional poisoning was 3 (IQR = 2.5) and that of intentional poisoning was 14 (IQR = 2). Most cases of poisoning were in cities, 145 (83.8%) of them were unintentional and 66 (85.7%) were intentional. Most cases of intentional and unintentional poisonings occurred in spring 2017 (35.1%) and autumn 2016 (34.6%), respectively. The most common causes of poisoning were narcotics (n = 36, 34.3%) and drugs (n = 35, 33.3%) in the age group 0–3 years and drugs (n = 46, 66.9) in the age group 11–18 years. Conclusions The most common causes of poisoning were narcotics and drugs in children and drugs in adolescents. To prevent poisoning in children, parents are required to increase their knowledge of the safe storage of narcotics and drugs, such as not storing methadone in a water bottle. Targeted evaluation and preventive measures are also needed in adolescent poisoning.

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confidence: 51%

Poisoning in children and adolescents in Kermanshah city, Iran

Hemmati,

Tohidi,

Mohammadi

et al. 2024

BMC Pediatr

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“…In addition, the frequency of unintentional poisoning was higher in autumn (34.4) 60, which was consistent with the results of the study ofAhmadabad (19) in Tabriz. However, the highest frequency was in spring in the studies of Rezaei Orim (43) in Qaimshahr and Jung Lee in Taiwan (24), but the highest frequency was in summer in the studies of Alinejad (25) and Shirkosh (22).…”

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Poisoning in children and adolescents in Kermanshah city, Iran

Hemmati

Tohidi

Mohammadi

et al. 2023

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Background Poisoning among children and adolescents is a public health problem worldwide. To take preventive measures, the pattern of this problem should be determined. This study aimed to describe the demographic characteristics of poisoning in children and to investigate the relationship between the types of poisoning and demographic factors in children in Kermanshah province. Methods This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 250 children and adolescents under 18 years of age who were referred to Mohammad Kermanshahi Pediatric Hospital in Kermanshah province due to poisoning during 2019 − 2012. The demographic and epidemiological data of patients were extracted from their medical files and analyzed. Results Out of 250 cases of poisoning, 173 (69.2%) cases were unintentional, 96 (77.1%) of whom were boys. Further, 77 (30.8%) cases of poisoning were intentional, of whom 49 (63.6%) were girls. There was a significant difference between gender and intentional and unintentional poisonings (p-value = 0.005). The median age of unintentional poisoning was 3 (IQR = 2.5) and that of intentional poisoning was 14 (IQR = 2). Most cases of poisoning were in cities, 145 (83.8%) of them were unintentional and 66 (85.7%) were intentional. Most cases of intentional and unintentional poisonings occurred in spring 2017 (35.1%) and autumn 2016 (34.6%), respectively. The most common causes of poisoning were narcotics (n = 36, 34.3%) and drugs (n = 35, 33.3%) in the age group 0–3 years and drugs (n = 46, 66.9) in the age group 11–18 years. Conclusions The most common causes of poisoning were narcotics and drugs in children and drugs in adolescents. To prevent poisoning in children, parents are required to increase their knowledge of the safe storage of narcotics and drugs, such as not storing methadone in a water bottle. Targeted evaluation and preventive measures are also needed in adolescent poisoning.

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Investigating the Unintentional Poisoning Epidemiology in Prehospital Emergency Center in Qaemshahr City, Iran

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Poisoning in children and adolescents in Kermanshah city, Iran

Poisoning in children and adolescents in Kermanshah city, Iran

Poisoning in children and adolescents in Kermanshah city, Iran

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