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Acute poisoning in children and related risk factors at national center of environmental and clincal toxicologyresearch (NECTER) / Nafisa Ahmed Mohmmed Elbadri ; Supervised Nora Badawi Elsaeed , Nazeh Ragab Ramadan

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Dissertation note: Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics Summary: Background: Poisoning is an important emergency in pediatric age groups throughout the world. Most of the poisoning in children is accidental. Unfortunately, the incidence of deliberate poisoning among adolescents is increasing due to changing familial and social conditions in our society. The causes and types of poisoning vary in different parts of the world and within the country also depending upon factors such as education, demography, socioeconomic factors, customs and local belief. Aim of the work: The purpose of this study was to Identify the common manner of toxicity and rate of child toxicity in Egypt. Also, it aimed to elucidate the precipitating factors for child poisoning and the outcome of child toxicity . Subjects and Methods: The current study was conducted on 240 of Egyptian participant of both sexes in age blew 18 years old at NECTR ; 116females and 124 males.They were classified into 4 age groups; toddlers (1-<3 yrs), early childhood (3-<9 yrs), late childhood (9-<13 yrs) and adolescent (13-<18 yrs). Data were analyzed with respect to demographic data of the patients: age, sex, residence, level of education and family status, and data of toxicity: manner of toxicity, type of poison, its availability to the child, place of exposure, form of poison, duration between exposure and presentation, the first aid that may be done to the patient, associated morbidity, history of medications ,Severity and mortality rate of each poisons detected by poison severity scoring (PSS)and rate of admission and outcome. Results: Accidental toxicity (84.6%) is still common than intentional toxicity (15.4%), toddlers and males were the most common age group in accidental, while negligence was the most probable cause of accidental toxicity. On other hand adolescent and females were common age group in suicidal, while family problems were the most probable cause of suicidal toxicity.Cases were poisoned with medications (41%), household cleaning agents (26%), drug of abuse (9%), pesticides (5%)
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.11.28.M.Sc.2021.Na.A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110084119000
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Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics

Background: Poisoning is an important emergency in pediatric age groups throughout the world. Most of the poisoning in children is accidental. Unfortunately, the incidence of deliberate poisoning among adolescents is increasing due to changing familial and social conditions in our society. The causes and types of poisoning vary in different parts of the world and within the country also depending upon factors such as education, demography, socioeconomic factors, customs and local belief. Aim of the work: The purpose of this study was to Identify the common manner of toxicity and rate of child toxicity in Egypt. Also, it aimed to elucidate the precipitating factors for child poisoning and the outcome of child toxicity . Subjects and Methods: The current study was conducted on 240 of Egyptian participant of both sexes in age blew 18 years old at NECTR ; 116females and 124 males.They were classified into 4 age groups; toddlers (1-<3 yrs), early childhood (3-<9 yrs), late childhood (9-<13 yrs) and adolescent (13-<18 yrs). Data were analyzed with respect to demographic data of the patients: age, sex, residence, level of education and family status, and data of toxicity: manner of toxicity, type of poison, its availability to the child, place of exposure, form of poison, duration between exposure and presentation, the first aid that may be done to the patient, associated morbidity, history of medications ,Severity and mortality rate of each poisons detected by poison severity scoring (PSS)and rate of admission and outcome. Results: Accidental toxicity (84.6%) is still common than intentional toxicity (15.4%), toddlers and males were the most common age group in accidental, while negligence was the most probable cause of accidental toxicity. On other hand adolescent and females were common age group in suicidal, while family problems were the most probable cause of suicidal toxicity.Cases were poisoned with medications (41%), household cleaning agents (26%), drug of abuse (9%), pesticides (5%)

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