An epidemiological snapshot of toxicological exposure in children 12 years of age and younger in Riyadh.

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Nahar Dakeel Alruwaili Bachar Halimeh Mohammed Al-Omar Badria Alhatali Ismail Ibrahim Sabie Mohammed Alsaqoub

Ann Saudi Med 2019 Jul-Aug;39(4):229-235. Epub 2019 Aug 5.

From the Department of Pediatrics, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Poisoning among the pediatric population is an important public health concern that is responsible for frequent pediatric emergency department visits and hospital admissions. Surveillance of poisoning cases is essential for designing and implementing effective preventive strategies.

Objective: Describe the characteristics of acute poison exposure and related therapeutic interventions in children aged 12 years and younger.

Design: Prospective, descriptive cross-sectional study.

Setting: Two pediatric emergency departments in Riyadh.

Patients And Methods: We prospectively reviewed pediatric poisonings that presented to emergency departments over a period of two years.

Main Outcome Measures: Epidemiological aspects of pediatric poisoning Riyadh.

Sample Size: 1035 patients.

Results: The median (IQR) age at the time of exposure was 27 (23-42) months. The most frequently involved substance class was toxic household products in children younger than 6 years and pesticides in children 6 years or older. A frequently involved single agent was paracetamol in younger and older children. The majority of patients (78.7%) were completely asymptomatic at the time of presentation and during the observation period. Almost half of the exposure incidents (47.8%) needed no intervention. Most exposure incidents (95%) did not require any pharmacological support and most (87%) did not require nonpharmacological intervention. Eight (0.7%) patients required intubation and mechanical ventilation. Activated charcoal was administered for 27% of cases. Gastric lavage, whole bowel irrigation, and ipecac were used in a few cases (1%, 0.3%, and 0.1%, respectively). Enhanced elimination interventions were performed for only 0.5% of exposure cases. Only two patients died.

Conclusions: Household products were the commonest reason for pediatric poisonings in Saudi Arabia and most of them were asymptomatic. Our results suggest a need for strategic plans for prevention and care.

Limitations: May not be representative of the experiences and practices of smaller hospitals in remote regions of the country.

Conflict Of Interest: None.

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