Accidental Poisoning

Accidental poisoning.

Accidental poisoning in childhood.

A recent increase in the number of children brought to hospital with accidental poisoning has been noticed in Edinburgh and Aberdeen. In a study of this trend, which has also been recorded in Manchester (Holzel and James, 1951), we have tried to determine whether it reflects a true increase of poisoning in the child population. We have then compared the incidence of the individual toxic agents ...

[Accidental poisoning in children].

In a statement by the United States Secretary of Health an estimate was made that in that country there were 600,000 non-fatal and 500 fatal poisonings of children annually (Flemming, 1960). Papers by Jacobziner and Raybin (1956) and Kubryk and McKenzie (1958) discuss the problem of poisoning of children in the United States and Canada respectively. This paper shows the position in England and ...

Accidental poisoning in childhood.

A recent increase in the number of children brought to hospital with accidental poisoning has been noticed in Edinburgh and Aberdeen. In a study of this trend, which has also been recorded in Manchester (Holzel and James, 1951), we have tried to determine whether it reflects a true increase of poisoning in the child population. We have then compared the incidence of the individual toxic agents ...

Accidental poisoning in children.

OBJECTIVE To assess the pattern of acute poisoning in children at Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi. METHODS The one-year descriptive study was conducted in the Paediatric Emergency Unit of the Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, from April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007, involving all patients under 12 years of age who visited the unit with a history of accidental exposure to toxic substances. D...