%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation of changing patterns in children poisonings and prevention
%J Veterinary and human toxicology
%D 1991
%A Marchi, A. G.
%A Messi, G.
%A Loschi, L.
%V 33
%N 3
%P 244-246
%X Poisoning prevention strategies have to be modified according to the risk variations with age and time. Epidemiologic surveillance usefulness was confirmed by studying the 0-15 y-old children in the Trieste area from 1976-1987. Significant differences were observed in children under 5 due to an increase in caustic substance and home detergents poisoning and a decrease in analgesic-antipyretics ingestion. This was probably due to the introduction by law in our country of child-resistant containers and to a better awareness by parents. At 10 y-of-age and older, alcohol is the cause of most intoxications and more recently benzodiazepine poisonings have significantly increased. At this age poisoning results from deliberate ingestion in most cases; therefore education should be the main preventive strategy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I American College of Veterinary Toxicologists
%@ 0145-6296
%U http://dx.doi.org/