@article{ref1,
title="Exogenic poisoning in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit",
journal="Acta paulista de enfermagem",
year="2008",
author="Furtado, Betise Mery Alencar and Lourenço, J and Bonfim, Cristine",
volume="21",
number="2",
pages="282-282",
abstract="<p>Objective: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of all exogenic poisoning cases in children assisted in a pediatric emergency unit in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, from April to September 2006. Methods: This is a descriptive study of exogenic poisoning in 0-12 aged children treated at Centro de Assistência Toxicológica de Pernambuco (Pernambuco Toxicological Assistance Center). The data were collected through interviews and by consulting patients’ records. Results: 26 cases of accidental exogenic poisoning were registered, mainly males (65.4%). Regarding age, children under five years old were the most affected (65.4%). Medication was involved in 50.0% of the cases. Conclusion: Accidental exogenic poisoning affecting children younger than five years of age stands out as a significant public health problem. As a member of a multiprofessional health team, the nurse plays an important role in health education and in the measures to prevent child poisoning.</p>",
language="",
issn="0103-2100",
doi="10.1590/S0103-21002008000200008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-21002008000200008"
}