title: [Peculiar features of childhood poisoning and in the maternal-fetal period].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa, Pronto Soccorso, Primo Accoglimento, Centro Antiveleni, IRCCS Burlo Garofano, Trieste.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marchi
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiossi
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Renier
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baratta
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Botarelli
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cardoni
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crichiutti
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cuomo
authors.forename: Liviana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Da Dalt
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Marco
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donegà
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lubrano
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Peisino
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pescarmona
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vietti Ramus
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Signore
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turbacci
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turrisi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Francesco
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: Libero
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zannino
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knezevitch
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valent
mesh_terms: 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