Al Hifzi I S, Kumar P, Talol W
Child Health Department, King Saud University Abha, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Community Med. 1995 Jul;2(2):27-30.
BACKGROUND #ENTITYSTARTX00026;
Acute poisoning in children is still a major problem in our community, taking up a lot of resources from the health care system. We report here the result of' a three year study (1991-1994) carried out in the Northwest Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia regarding hospitalisation of children as a result of poisoning.
Sixty eight children below twelve years of age were admitted, accounting for a total of approximately 175 inpatient days. The majority of them (n=60, 88.2%) were below the age of five years. house hold products (16.2%), kerosene (10.3%) and antihistamines (19.1%) were the commonest ingested substances. An analysis of various aspects of this problem and the review of relevant literature is included.
Health education about safe storage of medicine at home and a knowledge of first aid is very necessary. This may prevent the occurence of such accidents and reduce morbidity.
背景
儿童急性中毒在我们社区仍然是一个主要问题，占用了医疗保健系统的大量资源。我们在此报告一项在沙特阿拉伯塔布克西北武装部队医院进行的为期三年（1991 - 1994年）的关于儿童中毒住院情况的研究结果。
68名12岁以下儿童入院，总计约175个住院日。其中大多数（n = 60，88.2%）年龄在5岁以下。家用产品（16.2%）、煤油（10.3%）和抗组胺药（19.1%）是最常摄入的物质。本文对该问题的各个方面进行了分析并回顾了相关文献。
关于在家中安全储存药品的健康教育和急救知识非常必要。这可能会预防此类事故的发生并降低发病率。
