Affiliation:
1. Toxicology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, College of Health Sciences, PMB 5001, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
Abstract
While poisonings from developed nations have been extensively described there is a dearth of information on poisoning in societies which have different patterns of daily life, customs, products and beliefs. This study surveys childhood non-drug poisoning, the circumstances of exposure, prevalence demographics and products as well as therapy. The commonest poisoning is kerosene (paraffin), incidence was 2/1000 and the age at highest risk is 12–24 months. Often cases were inappropriately managed at home before arriving at the hospital.
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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