Investigation of pediatric poisoning in Aksaray

Introduction: Pediatric poisoning is a common cause of emergency department admissions. The epidemiology pediatric poisonings can vary in different countries, even regions the same country. It important to determine regional factors decrease morbidity and mortality. This study was aimed evaluate epidemiological features, clinical signs, risk poisonings. Methods: retrospective descriptive carried out tertiary hospital medical records between January 2016 December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic characteristics, laboratory results treatments recorded. Results: 835 patients aged 4 months-18 years including 450 females (53.9%) included study. Poisonings most summer (n = 280, 33.5%) daytime 490, 58.7%). mean age suicidal significantly higher then accidental (p < 0.001). Pharmaceutical agents statistically poisoned due attempts On other hand, there not significant difference terms presentation, length stay hospital, and, ICU requirement > 0.05). Conclusions: Childhood one emergencies that need attention. physicians should always keep mind possibility poisoning, with lack history. could be estimated possible ingested according group, this allows avoid delay treatment these patients.