Study of Current Trends of Poisoning in Children in Bikaner Region
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Profile and outcome of poisoned paediatric patients varies in different parts of the world and in a given region is influenced by the prevalent social, occupational, economic, and cultural practices. The aim of this study to determine the various parameters of poisoning such as type of poison involved, incidence in pattern of poisoning, to detect the risk factor and prone groups and outcome of pediatric poison in Bikaner region. Material & Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, in association with Pediatric Department, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner (Raj.). The study was carried out by using information regarding age, gender, marital status, demography, manner, time of occurrence, stay in hospital and patient outcome from the hospital records, victim’s relatives and accompanying police records. Results: In our study the maximum no. of patients were male (71.25%), Incidence was also more common in Rural areas (72.5%) as compared to urban (27.5%). Kerosene (32.5%) and terpentile oil (18.75%) were the most common offending agents in our study. Most of poison cases were accidental and more common in evening. Most of patients were discharged (61.87%), only 1.87% deaths occurred in study period. Conclusion: The trends for paediatric poisoning noted at our centre are not very different from those observed in hospital based studies conducted in other parts of our country. Although adequate evidence regarding effectiveness of community-based childhood poisoning prevention programmes is lacking at present.
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Rajendra Singh, Shalender Kumar
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- EP ID EP542259
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2017.3.1.029
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