title: New hazards in paediatric poisoning presentations.
abstract: Accidental ingestion is an important preventable cause of childhood morbidity. All accidental ingestion presentations (n = 478) to a tertiary paediatric ED from January 2010 to December 2011 were analysed. These results were compared with a similar study in the same institution ten years previously in 2001 and showed that while accidental ingestions constituted a higher proportion of presentations (0.5% in this study v 0.45% in 2001), fewer had investigations performed (21% v 35%) and fewer were admitted (7% v 20%). Accidental ingestions account for 0.5% of presentations and are an important focus of home safety information for parents and guardians. Paracetamol (n = 67, 14%) and liquid detergent capsules (n = 44, 9.2%) were the two most common substances implicated in these presentations, and have the potential to cause severe morbidity and mortality.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Moore
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Crowley
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Doyle
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Okafor
authors: R
authors: R
authors: McNamara
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Deiratany
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Nicholson
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000506:poisoning; D002606:Charcoal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006795:Household Products / Q000506:poisoning; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
chemical_list: D002606:Charcoal; D000082:Acetaminophen