Patterns of acute poisoning for children during outbreak of Corona virus in Makkah region Saudi Arabia

Patterns of acute poisoning for children during outbreak of Corona virus in Makkah region Saudi Arabia

Poisoning occurs when a person is exposed to an external substance at a too high dose for them. It is possible for young children to be exposed to chemicals. Lungs, the heart, CNS, the digestive tract, and kidneys can be poisoned. In 2004, over 45,000 children and teenagers died from acute poisoning...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in pediatrics 2023-03, Vol.11, p.1087095-1087095
Hauptverfasser: Althobaiti, Bashayer Mohammed, El-Readi, Mahmoud Zaki, Althubiti, Mohammad, Alhindi, Yosra Zakariyya, Alzahrani, Abdullah R, Al-Ghamdi, Saeed S, Ayoub, Nahla, Refaat, Bassem, Eid, Safaa Yehia
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Sprache:eng
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acute
children
Corona virus
outbreak
patterns
Pediatrics
poisoning
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Zusammenfassung:Poisoning occurs when a person is exposed to an external substance at a too high dose for them. It is possible for young children to be exposed to chemicals. Lungs, the heart, CNS, the digestive tract, and kidneys can be poisoned. In 2004, over 45,000 children and teenagers died from acute poisoning, representing 13% of all accidental poisoning deaths worldwide. Poisoning patterns vary by exposure type, age group, poison type, and dose. This study assessed the pattern of acute poisoning with drugs, chemicals, and natural toxins among children (
ISSN:2296-2360
2296-2360
DOI:10.3389/fped.2023.1087095