Poisoning in children--analysis of 250 cases.

• Main Authors: Khare M, Bhide M, Ranade A, Jaykar A, Panicker L, Patnekar P
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1990-10-01
• Series: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
• Subjects: Age Factors; Child; Preschool; Female; Hospitals; General; Human; Incidence; India; epidemiology; Infant; Male; Poisoning; etiology; mortality; Sex Factors
• Online Access: http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1990;volume=36;issue=4;spage=203;epage=6;aulast=Khare
• ISSN: 0022-3859; 0972-2823

This study is an analysis of 250 cases over a period of 2 years, admitted to our hospital for various poisonings. The total incidence of poisoning was 11.9%, much higher as compared to the other series. Of these, 58.4% were seen in the age group of 1-4 years. Male to female ratio was 1.7:1. Incidence of food poisoning was 48.8% followed by that of kerosene (24%), pesticides (9.6%), chemicals and medicaments (8.4%), plant (3.6%) and animal bites (3.2%). Overall mortality was 0.8%.