From: Poisoning emergency visits among children: a 3-year retrospective study in Qatar
Items | Frequency (%) | |
---|---|---|
Time of exposure before visiting the A&E Department | Less than 1 | 639 (80.5) |
1 to less than 2 | 154 (19.4) | |
2 to 3 | 1 (0.1) | |
More than 3 | Nil | |
Poisoning place | Living room | 333 (42.2) |
Kitchen | 183 (23.1) | |
School | 1 (0.1) | |
Others | 273 (34.6) | |
Time of exposure | Morning | 157 (20.0) |
Afternoon | 344 (43.7) | |
Evening | 286 (35.3) | |
Months (Seasons) of exposure | December-February (Winter) | 177 (22.4) |
March-May (Spring) | 204 (25.8) | |
June-August (Summer) | 211 (26.7) | |
September-November (Fall) | 199 (25.1) | |
Type of poisons | Medicines | 530 (72.6) |
Non-medicine | 200 (27.4) | |
Non-medication poisons (n = 200) | Household items | 176 (88.0) |
Insecticide | 24 (12.0) | |
Type of management | Chelating agent i.e., charcoal | 506 (64.2) |
Emesis | Nil | |
Antidotes | Nil | |
Acetylcystine | 5 (0.6) | |
Observation | 278 (35.2) | |
Length of hospital stay | Less than 1 h. | 49 (6.2) |
1 to 4.9 h | 415 (52.3) | |
5 to 9.9 h | 282 (35.6) | |
More or equal to 10 h | 47 (5.9) | |
Outcome of the management | Patient was discharged | 790 (99.5) |
Patient was referred | 4 (0.5) |