Epidemiological Trends of Acute Chemical Poisoning among Children over a Recent Three-Year Period in Saudi Arabia

Autor: Mohammed Merae Alshahrani, Hussein Ayed Albogami, Ali Ahmad Asiri, Khaled Saad Al haydhah, Ibrahim Mohammed Aldeailej, Mohammed Abdullah Aldehaim, Mahmoud Yousef Lubbad, Lolwah Abdulaziz Alalyan, Abdullah Fayez Alasmari, Ismail Yahya Al salem, Abdulaziz Alqahtani, Ahmed Abdullah Al Awadh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Children, Vol 10, Iss 2, p 295 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-9067
DOI: 10.3390/children10020295
Popis: Acute intoxication from chemicals is a major medical emergency that can result in illness and mortality. This retrospective study aims to evaluate acute chemical poisoning incidents among children in Saudi Arabia from 2019 to 2021. A total of 3009 children were recorded as being chemically intoxicated. The SPSS/PC statistics package was used for the statistical analysis. The acute chemical poisoning incidents that occurred in the age groups were
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