Characteristics of acute poisoning in children and advances in the diagnosis and treatment
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2010.04.001
- VernacularTitle:小儿急性中毒的特点和诊治进展
- Author:
Suyun QIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acute poisoning;
Children;
Epidemiology
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2010;17(4):289-291
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Acute poisoning in children is closely related with the surrounding environment. In China,acute poisoning in children,mainly caused by wrong intake of pesticides,drugs and rodenticide,still leads to high mortality in severe acute poisoning cases. Particular emphasis on safe storage of drugs and toxic chemicals mentioned above may reduce poisoning accidents at the source. Of the suspected poisoning cases, besides the detailed medical history and physical examination, poison identification is the most direct and objective method to confirm the diagnosis and evaluate the poisoning severity. Timely diagnosis, appropriate antidote use, extensive application of blood purification therapy, and emphasis on supportive therapy remain critical for the successful treatment. Accurate and comprehensive clinical epidemiological data are considered to be of informative value to identifying poisoning of different regions, ages and sexes.
