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Kerosene Poisoning in Children.
The advisability or otherwise of carrying out routine gastric lavage in cases of kerosene poisoning is still much debated (Olstad and Lord, 1952; Gerarde, 1959; Capel and Gardner, 1960; George, 1960; Ashkenazi and Berman, 1961). The most recent and comprehensive study has been carried out by the American Pediatric Association (Report of the Subcommittee on Accidental Poisoning, 1962). However, ...
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as an insecticide or for other purposes, and is kept in many homes. Kerosene poisoning is, therefore, a common cause of admission to children's hospitals in many parts of the world, for example the United States, Canada (Report of Subcommittee on Accidental Poisoning, 1962), Australia (Southby, 1965), Malta (Cachia & Fenech, 1964), and Turkey (Coruh & Inal, 1966). It is estimated that in the Un...
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did not yield any organism. Child improved with ICD and antibiotics therapy without any sequale. An earlier study noticed empyema following kerosene poisoning and attributed it to aspiration of oral microorganisms and to impairment of pulmonary defence mechanism(3). Similar mechanism was also explained in other studies(4,5). Accidental kerosene poisoning continues to be a common childhood menac...
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Received 2 March 1995 Summary One hundred and three children with kerosene poisoning were studied. The majority of the patients were under five years ofage and included a newborn baby. More patients were seen in spring and fewer in winter months. Most of the patients were children of poor families living in overcrowded conditions. Negligence and ignorance were the main causes ofpoisoning. Respi...
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This study documents 3-year retrospective analysis of accidental kerosene oil poisoning in 70 children with regard to clinical profile, radiological changes and outcome. About 77% of cases were between 1 and 3 years old. Fifty children (71.4%) developed significant symptoms, with onset soon after to within 10 hours of ingestion. These included breathlessness (55.7%), fever (47.1%), cough (31.4%...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1963
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.5345.1613-b