Clinical analysis and prevention of 108 cases of children mistakenly taking drugs(poisons)
Objective To retrospectively analyze the clinical data of children taking drugs(poisons)by mistake in southern region of Jiangsu Province,to explore the clinical characteristics of children taking drugs(poisons)by mistake,and propose targeted prevention suggestions.Methods A total of 108 children who mis-takenly took drugs(poisons)in the emergency department of the hospital from January 2018 to January 2022 were se-lected.According to the family living conditions,the children who mistakenly took drugs(poisons)were divided into the rural group(64 cases)and the urban group(44 cases).The differences in gender,age,occurrence time,species and reasons of mistaking were compared between the two groups.Results Among the 108 cases of accidental ingestion among children,rural children were significantly more than urban children,and boys were slightly more than girls.There was a statistically significant difference in the incidence of accidental ingestion between boys and girls in the two groups(P=0.010).There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of acciden-tal ingestion among children of different ages in the two groups(P=0.260).The third quarter had the highest incidence of misapplication(32.41%).There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of acci-dental ingestion among children in different seasons between the two groups(P=0.140).The main types of drugs(poisons)mistakenly taken were adult drugs(31.48%),children's drugs(28.70%),and other substances(26.85%).There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups(P=0.008).There was a statistically significant difference in the causes of two groups mistakenly taking drugs(poisons)(P=0.007).Conclusion It is necessary to strengthen the education of children taking drugs(poisons)by mistake,especial-ly in rural areas,in order to further reduce the incidence of child misuse.During the summer and autumn sea-sons,it is necessary to strengthen the care of children and properly keep common medicines and household chemical products.