TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Poison-related hospitalizations of children aged 0-14 at a teaching hospital in Southern Brazil, 2006-2011
JO  - Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil
A1  - Domingos, Samara Messias
A1  - Borghesan, Nataly Barbosa Alves
A1  - Merino, Maria de Fátima Garcia Lopes
A1  - Higarashi, Ieda Harumi
SP  - 343
EP  - 350
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: to describe the profile of poisoning leading to children's hospitalizations, as registered at the Maringá Regional University Hospital Poisoning Control Center in the period 2006 to 2011. <br><br>METHODS:: this was a descriptive epidemiological study using secondary data from Intoxication Incident Report Forms, involving poisoned children aged between 0 and 14 years, hospitalized for at least 12 hours. <br><br>RESULTS:: 694 hospitalizations due to poisoning were registered, with medication poisoning accounting for 42.4% of cases; the 1-4 age group was the most affected (66.7%); males accounted for a higher number of hospital admissions in all age groups; most poisoning cases occurred in the morning (55.6%). <br><br>CONCLUSION:: medication was the main cause of poisoning; younger children and males were predominant among hospitalized victims.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 1679-4974
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742016000200013
ID  - ref1
ER  -