FACTORS LEADING TO ACUTE POISONINGS AND OUTCOME IN CHILDREN PRESENTING TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Acute Poisoning in children is still an important public health problem and represents a frequent cause of admission in emergency rooms . Objective: To determine the frequency of pattern and factors leading to acute poisonings and outcome in children presenting to emergency room at tertiary care hospital Method: A descriptive study conducted in national institute of child health from September 10, 2015 to March 09, 2016. All children age 2 to 12 years with history of accidental poisoning and with duration of ingestion less than 6 hours were enrolled. Descriptive and bivariate analysis has been conducted through SPSS. Results: Kerosene was the most factor observed in 69 (47.3%) patients, organophosphorus 37 (25.3%), alkali 28 (19.2%) and acid in 12 (8.2%) patients. Majority of the children admitted for > 24 hours due to acute poisoning. Conclusion: The findings of the study showed kerosene as the most common pattern. Awareness generation and interventions are the need of hour. Keywords: Kerosene oil, Poisoning, emergency room