title: Accidental poisoning in children in Lusaka.
abstract: An analysis of 378 cases of accidental poisoning by ingestion or inhalation in children admitted to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, in 1978, is presented. The distribution was as follows: paraffin poisoning (57.1%), food poisoning (18.3%), other household poisons (11%) and "medicines" (10.8%). In 9 cases poison could not be identified. Two patients (0.5%) died.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010232:Paraffin / Q000506:poisoning; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015024:Zambia
chemical_list: D010232:Paraffin