| A Study of Acute Poisoning in Korean Children |
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Chan Sook Park1, Song Hyeun Eun1, Mi Hwa Yang1, Jin A Son1, Jung Yun Hwang2, Jae Wook Ko3, Don Hee Ahn1 |
1Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Emergency Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
3Korea and Novartis Korea Ltd. |
| 국내 소아 급성 중독에 대한 고찰 |
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박찬숙1, 은송현1, 양미화1, 손진아1, 황정연2, 고재욱3, 안돈희1 |
1국립의료원 소아과
2국립의료원 응급의학과
3한국노바티스 주식회사 |
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: The National Medical Center has been conducting a study as a Poison Control Center
since 1998. The data was analyzed to illustrate the general aspects of acute poisoning in Korean
children.
Methods
: The primary sources of data were collected from the Medical Insurance Records of
1997 and death records of the same period obtained from the Korea National Statistical Office. A
total of 10,271 cases of acute poisoning and 60 cases of death due to acute poisoning under 15
years of age were included in the analysis.
Results
: Among 566,654 cases of poisoning from Medical Insurance Records, 10,721 cases(male
6,339(59.1%), female 4,378(40.8%), unknown 4 cases(0.1%)) comprising 18.9% occurred among children
under 15 years, and children less than 4 years of age comprised 56.1% of the cases. The
most frequent cause of the poisoning was contact with poisonous animals(comprising 76.1%) followed
by poisonous food(5.6%). Among 5,245 death in children, the number of death due to acute
poisoning was 60 and causative materials of the poisoning in death cases were chiefly composed
of carbon monoxide followed by weedicide, antifungal drugs and insecticides.
Conclusion
: Although the general aspects of acute childhood poisoning were analyzed in the
study, the data were incomplete and unsatisfactory. It is mandatory to establish a well organized
poison information/control center in Korea. |
| Key Words:
Acute childhood poisoning, Poisoning control center |
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