Drug Poisoning Admission Among Children, A One Year Review of Medical Records Hospital in Benghazi-Libya |Biomedgrid

Introduction: Poisoning in pediatric patients is a common and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. Aim: study acute drug poisoning by drug ingestion cases in Benghazi children hospital during 2020 year to know the number of cases to measure the magnitude of problem. Method: A retrospective study of medical record of poisoning admission by drug ingestion during 2020 was conducted at Benghazi Children Hospital in Libya. Result: there was 127 cases of drug ingestion poisoning have been collected. Conclusion: The children poisoning is a pediatric care problem around the world, in both developing and developed countries that needs to be taken care of and to be considered as a priority, Accidental poisoning exposures from drugs remain a significant problem for those younger than 6 years of age. Further education of parents and care takers and the employment of child-resistant containers are major concern and deserves more attention.