| Statistical Studies on Acute Poisonings of Infants and Children |
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Yung Myung Kim, Bo Kun Lee, Dong Sup Han |
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Department of Pediatrics，Kyung-Pook National Universityy Medicine of School Taegu, Korea |
| 小兒急性中毒의 統計的觀察 |
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金永明, 李寶根, 韓東變 |
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慶北大學校 醫科大學 小兒科學敎室 |
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| Abstract |
One hundred and one cases of acute poisoning who had been admitted in the Pediatric Department
of Kyung-Pook University Hospital from July 1963 to June 1968 were statistically analyzed and the
results
are as follows：
1. The incidence was corresponding to 0.43% of all pediatric out-patients during same period, and
it was estimated average 20 cases annually.
2. The seasonal incidence showed some differences among causative substances, but poisoning seemed
to be more prevalent between June and July.
3. The sex incidence was slightly higher in boys than in girls and the ratio was about 6:4.
4. Twenty-nine kinds of poisonous substances were observed to be causative. Of these, parathion
was the most common (18 cases) and the next common agents were barbiturate (14 cases), D.D.S. (12 cases), rodenticide (11 cases), CO-gas (10 cases) and food poisoning (9 cases).
5. Parathion poisoning occured. chiefly after spraying it in living rooms on the purpose of killing
mosquitoes, flies, lice, bugs and fleas. One third of such cases were observed under the one year of age.
Barbiturate poisoning was seen mostly under the age of four years and over the age of ten years.
The former was due to carelessness on the part of the parents for keeping the drug, and the latter
for the purpose of suicide.
D.D.S. poisoning was mainly due to the abuse of the drug for the treatment of non-specific skin diseases.
6. The poisonings of accidental causes were far more frequent than therapeutic and suicidal purposes.
The incidences were 76.2%, 12.9%, and 10. 9% respectively.
7. The mortality rate was 12.9% and parathion was the most common cause of death.
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