[Peculiar features of childhood poisoning and in the maternal-fetal period].
Acute toxic exposures in childhood are quite a frequent event in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. Despite that, there are few papers about clinical toxicology in children, at least in Italy. This paper is the first that takes into account both epidemiological aspects and clinical features of acute poisoning in children on a national basis. Collected data show the increased use of activated charcoal as a treatment and the use of the short stay observation unit as an appropriate answer to the real clinical situation, although some aspects are still controversial. It will be necessary to reconsider the whole matter widening the number of participating centres, so that the most controversial aspects may be clarified.
Marchi
Alberto
A
Unità Operativa, Pronto Soccorso, Primo Accoglimento, Centro Antiveleni, IRCCS Burlo Garofano, Trieste.
Chiossi
Massimo
M
Renier
Sergio
S
Baratta
Alberto
A
Botarelli
Patrizia
P
Cardoni
Giovanni
G
Crichiutti
Giovanni
G
Cuomo
Barbara
B
Da Dalt
Liviana
L
Di Marco
Maria
M
Donegà
Sara
S
Lubrano
Riccardo
R
Peisino
Maria Grazia
MG
Pescarmona
Maurizio
M
Vietti Ramus
Marisa
M
Signore
Luciano
L
Turbacci
Manuela
M
Turrisi
Antonino
A
Francesco
Antonio
A
Valenti
Maurizio
M
Vitale
Antonio
A
Zannino
Libero
L
Knezevitch
Marco
M
Valent
Francesca
F
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology