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04/14/2016
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Medicines and poisoning by venomous animals are the main toxic agents.
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Acute poisoning is a group of toxic or biochemical signs and symptoms resulting from exposure to chemicals found in the environment (air, water, food, plants, venomous or poisonous animals) or single (pesticides, drugs, industrial and home use products) .
Accidents in childhood are a serious public health problem worldwide. In developed countries, are the main cause of death in children over one year of age and contribute significantly to the morbidity (illness) in childhood.
"Acute poisonings represent a major accident due to external causes and account for approximately 7% of all accidents in children under five years ..."
Acute poisonings represent a major accident due to external causes and account for approximately 7% of all accidents in children under five years and are implicated in about 2% of all childhood deaths in the world. In Brazil, acute poisoning is an important public health problem, particularly in pediatric patients. In the year 2013, the total number of hospital admissions due to external causes, aged 0-19 years old, 2.1% (4,900 admissions) corresponded to poisoning / intoxication and contact with animals and poisonous plants.
Medicines and poisoning by venomous animals are the main toxic, followed by household cleaning agents poisoning products (cleaning products), pesticides and chemicals for industrial use.
In children under one year of age, approximately 60% of cases of intoxication by medicines are produced. Between one and four years dominated by poisoning from household use cleaning products, which in this age group and adolescents correspond almost double occurrences described in the general population.
child's characteristics and the risk of acute poisoning
"From zero to six months, the child communicates with the world through crying and intoxication occurs by mistake in medication administration ..."
zero to six months, the child communicates with the world through crying and intoxication occurs by error in the administration of medication and / or other products for parents and guardians. Six months to a year, are still very dependent on adults, but some already crawl or walk and know the world taking all the mouth. From one to two years, it is able to empty closets, mainly low and open, and lead to mouth most substances that are without any reaction or crying. Two to three years, it is adventurous and can access any mobile home that is not properly closed. At the end of the third year to four years, the occurrence of accidental ingestion of products starts to decline, despite the increase in motor skills, as they tend to be more selective about what they ingest, preferring palatable products.
Generally, exogenous poisoning in this age group are accidental and preventable, resulting facilitative situations, the peculiar characteristics to the child's developmental stages and little incentive to preventive measures.
What to do when there is poisoning the child?
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