Prognostic value of laboratory and radiological parameters in kerosene poisoning

Prognostic value of hematological parameters in patients with paraquat poisoning

Paraquat (PQ) is a non-selective contact herbicide, and acute PQ poisoning has a high mortality. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the prognostic value of hematological parameters in patients with acute PQ poisoning. We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with acute PQ poisoning from January 2010 to December 2015 at the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University ...

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, ...

Kerosene poisoning in children.

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...

Empyema following kerosene poisoning.

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...

The Prognostic Value of Admission Glasgow Coma Scale and AVPU in Acute Drug Poisoning Patients