Nguyen Sang Ngoc, Vu Lam Tung, Nguyen Ha Thai, Nguyen Le My Thi
Haiphong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Haiphong, Vietnam.
Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Int J Pediatr. 2023 Sep 4;2023:2130755. doi: 10.1155/2023/2130755. eCollection 2023.
Children are most often harmed by acute poisoning, which may cause disability or even death. This demonstrates the critical necessity for epidemiologic studies specific to each nation and area since they aid in developing plans for the prevention of acute poisoning. There are no data or outdated data on acute poisoning in children in Vietnam. This research would partly fill this existing gap and compare the trend with other places across the globe.
A retrospective study was conducted in the 10-year period from 2012 to 2021 in Haiphong Children's Hospital, Vietnam.
There were 771 children hospitalized due to acute poisoning. Children in the 1-5-year-old group accounted for the highest rate, at 506 (65.6%). The mean age was 4.5 ± 4.1 years old. The male-to-female ratio was 1.2/1. Nonpharmaceutical chemicals were the most common agent in 331 cases (42.9%), including cleaning products 63 (19.0%), rat poison 60 (18.1%), and petrol 42 (12.7%). Medications were the second most common agent in 290 cases (37.6%), mostly paracetamol 60 (20.7%) and sedatives 40 (13.8%). There were 633 (82.1%) children exposed to poisons unintentionally.
Children between the ages of 1 and 5 are more likely to be exposed to harmful substances. The most common agents were nonpharmaceutical chemicals followed by pharmaceuticals. Most incidents were inadvertent. Finally, our research may provide insights that public health authorities might use to plan practical actions.
儿童最常受到急性中毒的伤害，这可能导致残疾甚至死亡。这表明针对每个国家和地区开展流行病学研究至关重要，因为这些研究有助于制定预防急性中毒的计划。越南缺乏关于儿童急性中毒的最新数据。本研究将部分填补这一空白，并与全球其他地区比较趋势。
在越南海防儿童医院对2012年至2021年的10年期间进行了一项回顾性研究。
有771名儿童因急性中毒住院。1至5岁组儿童占比最高，为506名（65.6%）。平均年龄为4.5±4.1岁。男女比例为1.2/1。非药用化学品是331例（42.9%）中最常见的中毒剂，包括清洁产品63例（19.0%）、灭鼠药60例（18.1%）和汽油42例（12.7%）。药物是290例（37.6%）中第二常见的中毒剂，主要是对乙酰氨基酚60例（20.7%）和镇静剂40例（13.8%）。有633名（82.1%）儿童意外接触毒物。
1至5岁的儿童更容易接触有害物质。最常见的中毒剂是非药用化学品，其次是药物。大多数事件是无意的。最后，我们的研究可能为公共卫生当局制定实际行动提供见解。
