Epidemiological aspects of acute childhood poisoning among patients attending a hospital at Kolkata.
A retrospective study from a tertiary care teaching hospital in Kolkata revealed 3.6% of total paediatric admissions were due to poisoning. Majority of the cases included oral/chemical poisoning followed by biological/envennomation. Kerosene was the commonest among all poisoning. Most of the cases were accidental.
Department of Paediatrics, Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital.
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D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007648:Kerosene / Q000506:poisoning; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012605:Scorpions; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000453:epidemiology
D007648:Kerosene