Loukova Anelia, Stankova Eugene
Toxicology Clinic, Emergency Hospital Pirogov, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Przegl Lek. 2011;68(8):410-2.
The aim of the current study is to analyze the social dimensions of acute alcohol poisoning in children.
We have studied the patients at the age up to 18 years with acute alcohol poisoning hospitalized in the Children Toxicology Department of Emergency Hospital Pirogov, Sofia, Bulgaria, from January 1, 2007 to June 31,2008. All of them were at teen years--between 12 and 17 years old. Data on children were retrived from hospital medical records. We have used the inquiry method - specially created for the purpose of the survey questionnaire comprising 39 questions (location and the reason for drinking, type of alcoholic beverage, age at first drink, combination alcohol - illicit drug, type of family, education and employment of parents, frequency of alcohol consumption by parents, consecutiveness of the children in family, presence of siblings, presence of children in a single room, interests etc.).
We have studied 137 Adolescents with acute alcohol poisoning. 77 are boys and 60 girls. The results demonstrate tendency of increase of the poisonings in weekends and in late afternoon and evening. No repeated hospitalization for acute alcohol poisoning in the study group for that period has been registered. The most frequent alcoholic beverage leading to intoxication was vodka (63.1 %). 64 % of the children come from complete families. Both parents have secondary education in 79.7 % and in 53.3 % both parents are employed. 60 % were the first born child in the family. The most frequent reason for alcohol consumption was meeting with friends.
The research concerns one important medico-social problem--alcohol consumption among children. The increasing alcohol consumption leads to increasing number of acute alcohol poisonings and associated problems. The proposed preventive program may play in important role in decreasing the consequences of alcohol consumption among young people. It should be further developed and popularized among physicians.
本研究旨在分析儿童急性酒精中毒的社会层面因素。
我们研究了2007年1月1日至2008年6月31日期间在保加利亚索非亚皮罗戈夫急救医院儿童毒理学科室住院的18岁及以下急性酒精中毒患者。他们均处于青少年时期，年龄在12至17岁之间。儿童数据从医院病历中获取。我们采用了专门为此次调查创建的询问方法，调查问卷包含39个问题（饮酒地点和原因、酒精饮料类型、首次饮酒年龄、酒精与非法药物混合情况、家庭类型、父母教育程度和职业、父母饮酒频率、孩子在家庭中的排行、是否有兄弟姐妹、孩子是否单独居住、兴趣爱好等）。
我们研究了137例急性酒精中毒青少年。其中77例为男孩，60例为女孩。结果显示，周末以及下午晚些时候和晚上中毒事件有增加趋势。该时间段内研究组未出现因急性酒精中毒再次住院的情况。导致中毒最常见的酒精饮料是伏特加（63.1%）。64%的儿童来自完整家庭。79.7%的父母双方都接受过中等教育，53.3%的父母双方都有工作。60%是家中的长子或长女。饮酒最常见的原因是与朋友聚会。
该研究涉及一个重要的医学 - 社会问题——儿童饮酒问题。饮酒量增加导致急性酒精中毒及相关问题的数量增多。所提出的预防方案可能在减少年轻人饮酒后果方面发挥重要作用。应进一步完善并在医生中推广。
