Poisoning in children 2: Painkillers

Poisoning in children 2: painkillers.

Paraquat poisoning in children.

McDonagh, B. J., and Martin, J. (1970). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 45, 425. Paraquat poisoning in children. Four children with paraquat poisoning are described, with 2 fatalities. In one fatal case delay in treatment occurred as the nature of the ingested fluid was uncertain. A method for rapid detection of paraquat in the urine is referred to. The treatment of paraquat poisoning consist...

[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 ...

[Lead poisoning in children].

In October 1991, the Centers for Disease Control issued new recommendations lowering the acceptable blood lead level. This change was based on data indicating that irreversible adverse neurodevelopmental effects occur in children with chronic low-level exposure to lead. The primary source of lead poisoning is still lead-based paint, particularly in older urban housing. Other sources of lead poi...

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...