Exposures and Suspected Intoxications to Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Agents in Children Aged 0-14 Years: Real-World Data from an Italian Reference Poison Control Centre.

ABSTRACT: This study describes the exposures and suspected intoxications in children (0-14 years) managed by an Italian reference poison control center (PCC). A seven-year observational retrospective study was performed on the medical records of the Toxicology Unit and PCC, Careggi University Hospital, Florence (Italy). During the study period (2015-2021), a total of 27,212 phone call consultations were managed by the PCC, of which 11,996 (44%) involved subjects aged 0-14 years. Most cases occurred in males (54%) aged 1-5 years (73.8%), mainly at home (97.4%), and with an oral route of intoxication (93%). Cases mainly occurred involuntarily. Consultations were generally requested by caregivers; however, in the age group 12-14 years, 70% were requested by healthcare professionals due to voluntary int

SUBMITTER: Brilli V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9820854 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature