Risk factors for pediatric intoxications in the prehospital setting. A geospatial survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic factors and the COVID-19 pandemic influence children's physical and mental health. We aimed to investigate the association between a census tract's median household income [MHI in United States Dollars ($)] and pediatric intoxications in Rhode Island, the smallest state in the United States of America. Geographical hotspots, as well as interactions with the COVID-19 pandemic, should be identified.

Methods

This study is a retrospective analysis of ambulance calls for pediatric (<18 years) intoxication in Rhode Island between March 1st, 2018, and February 28th, 2022. March 1st, 2020 was considered the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prehospital data were joined with information from the United States Census Bureau. The census tracts' case counts an

SUBMITTER: Kienbacher CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851149 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature