All issues > Volume 12(4); 1969

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1969;12(4):187-192. Published online April 30, 1969.

Clinical Observation on Chemical and Drug Poisonings in Infants and Children

Kee-Tae Kim¹, Ki-Yong Park¹, Sang-Won Yoon¹

¹Dept, of Pediatrics, Catholic Medical College

Abstract

The clinical observation on 91 children, who had been treated acute chemical and drug poisonings at St. Mary’s Hospital from Jan. 1966 to Sept. 1968, was attempted. 1)The frequency of poisonings in male was higher than in female and 55 cases out of 91(60. 4%) were male children. 2)In age distribution of poisoned children, 58 cases out of 91(63. 7%) were below 5 years of age and one~two age group showed the highest incidence (27. 4%). 3) There was no definite seasonal difference in frequency o£ poisoning, but it seemed to be more prevalent in summer. 4)The poisonous agents were listed on Table 4, above all, parathion, carbon monoxide and tranquilizers were the frequent causative agents and the incidences were 26.4%, 13.2% and 10% respectively. 5)In 22 cases of parathion poisoning, 10 of them poisoned by use the room where parathion had been sprayed as an insecticide, and 11 cases were caused by mistaking as a juice due to the unsuitable storage of parathion at living room.

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