摘要：Introduction: Accidental poisoning in children is an emergency both for the family and internist. Objective: To find out the pattern of pediatric poisoning in a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal. Methods and materials: It was a record based study, conducted in the Pediatrics Department of Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal during January to March 2013 among 297 children admitted with poisoning and bites during 1st January to 31st December 2012. Result: Male were 61.6%. Majority of cases 104 (35%) belonged to 2 - 4 years age group. Overall, Kerosene poisoning was commonest (30.6%), followed by snake bite and unknown poisoning. Among 4-6 years group, snake bite was common (19.5%). About 72.4% were discharged from the hospital and 1.3% expired. Proportionate mortality rate due to poisoning was 0.4%. Conclusion: All medicine or poisons should be put in cupboard lock up or out of reach to the children. Small infants should not be left unattended.
关键词：Pediatric poisoning; Pattern of poisoning; Kerosene; Snake bite
