Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit

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Autor(a) principal: Lourenço,Juliana
Data de Publicação: 2008
Outros Autores: Furtado,Betise Mery Alencar, Bonfim,Cristine
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Online)
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Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of all exogenic poisoning cases in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, from April to September 2006. METHODS: This is a descriptive study of exogenic poisoning in 0-12 aged children treated at Centro de Assistência Toxicológica de Pernambuco (Pernambuco Toxicological Assistance Center). The data were collected through interviews and by consulting patients' records. RESULTS: 26 cases of accidental exogenic poisoning were registered, mainly males (65.4%). Regarding age, children under five years old were the most affected (65.4%). Medication was involved in 50.0% of the cases. CONCLUSION: Accidental exogenic poisoning affecting children younger than five years of age stands out as a significant public health problem. As a member of a multiprofessional health team, the nurse plays an important role in health education and in the measures to prevent child poisoning.
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spelling Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unitPoisoning/epidemiologyToxic substancesChildAccidents, homeAccident preventionOBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of all exogenic poisoning cases in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, from April to September 2006. METHODS: This is a descriptive study of exogenic poisoning in 0-12 aged children treated at Centro de Assistência Toxicológica de Pernambuco (Pernambuco Toxicological Assistance Center). The data were collected through interviews and by consulting patients' records. RESULTS: 26 cases of accidental exogenic poisoning were registered, mainly males (65.4%). Regarding age, children under five years old were the most affected (65.4%). Medication was involved in 50.0% of the cases. CONCLUSION: Accidental exogenic poisoning affecting children younger than five years of age stands out as a significant public health problem. As a member of a multiprofessional health team, the nurse plays an important role in health education and in the measures to prevent child poisoning.Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo2008-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21002008000200008Acta Paulista de Enfermagem v.21 n.2 2008reponame:Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)instacron:USP10.1590/S0103-21002008000200008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLourenço,JulianaFurtado,Betise Mery AlencarBonfim,Cristineeng2008-07-22T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0103-21002008000200008Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/apePUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpape@unifesp.br||schirmer.janine@unifesp.br1982-01940103-2100opendoar:2008-07-22T00:00Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Online) - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit
title Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit
spellingShingle Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit
Lourenço,Juliana
Poisoning/epidemiology
Toxic substances
Child
Accidents, home
Accident prevention
title_short Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit
title_full Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit
title_fullStr Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit
title_full_unstemmed Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit
title_sort Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit
author Lourenço,Juliana
author_facet Lourenço,Juliana
Furtado,Betise Mery Alencar
Bonfim,Cristine
author_role author
author2 Furtado,Betise Mery Alencar
Bonfim,Cristine
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Lourenço,Juliana
Furtado,Betise Mery Alencar
Bonfim,Cristine
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Poisoning/epidemiology
Toxic substances
Child
Accidents, home
Accident prevention
topic Poisoning/epidemiology
Toxic substances
Child
Accidents, home
Accident prevention
description OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of all exogenic poisoning cases in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, from April to September 2006. METHODS: This is a descriptive study of exogenic poisoning in 0-12 aged children treated at Centro de Assistência Toxicológica de Pernambuco (Pernambuco Toxicological Assistance Center). The data were collected through interviews and by consulting patients' records. RESULTS: 26 cases of accidental exogenic poisoning were registered, mainly males (65.4%). Regarding age, children under five years old were the most affected (65.4%). Medication was involved in 50.0% of the cases. CONCLUSION: Accidental exogenic poisoning affecting children younger than five years of age stands out as a significant public health problem. As a member of a multiprofessional health team, the nurse plays an important role in health education and in the measures to prevent child poisoning.
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