Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit

Acta Paulista de Enfermagem

Juliana Lourenço²  Betise Mery Alencar Furtado¹  Cristine Bonfim¹ 

[1] ,Pernambuco State Health Secretariat Hospital da Restauração Recife PE ,Brazil

关键词: Poisoning;    Toxic substances;    Child;    Accidents;    home;    Accident prevention;    Envenenamento;    Substâncias tóxicas;    Criança;    Acidentes domésticos;    Prevenção de acidentes;    Envenenamiento;    Sustancias tóxicas;    Niño;    Accidentes domésticos;    Prevención de accidentes;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-21002008000200008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of all exogenic poisoning cases in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, from April to September 2006. METHODS: This is a descriptive study of exogenic poisoning in 0-12 aged children treated at Centro de Assistência Toxicológica de Pernambuco (Pernambuco Toxicological Assistance Center). The data were collected through interviews and by consulting patients' records. RESULTS: 26 cases of accidental exogenic poisoning were registered, mainly males (65.4%). Regarding age, children under five years old were the most affected (65.4%). Medication was involved in 50.0% of the cases. CONCLUSION: Accidental exogenic poisoning affecting children younger than five years of age stands out as a significant public health problem. As a member of a multiprofessional health team, the nurse plays an important role in health education and in the measures to prevent child poisoning.

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