Acute exogenous poisoning, clinical and epidemiological aspects

Abstract

A retrospective descriptive study was conducted with the aim of describing the clinical and epidemiological aspects in children and adolescents who were admitted with a diagnosis of acute exogenous poisoning to the José Luis Miranda Provincial Pediatric University Hospital in Santa Clara during 2006. The universe was made up of 400 patients. The sample was formed by 115 patients from Villa Clara province who were admitted with the diagnosis of accidental poisoning, iatrogenic poisoning or suicide. Variables such as age, sex, etiologic agent, cause of intoxication, and patient’s outcome were studied. These data were collected on a form, and were processed in the version 11 of the SPSS. Drug poisonings predominated, followed by suicide attempts. The evolution was satisfactory for most patients and minimal the consequences. There was no report of death in this study.

Keywords

• envenenamiento/diagnóstico
• adolescentes
• niño