Hashim Esmail Khandwala, Areeba Yusuf Kara, Imran Ahmad Hanafi, Kamran Yousuf, Nizami S Q.
Accidental poisoning in children in Karachi, Pakistan.
Pak Paed J Jan ;21(4):159-62.

188 children were admitted to the pediatric ward of the Aga Khan University Hospital during 1991 to 1996 with accidental poisoning. The Mean age was 31) ± 21 months (with range of one month to 14 years). 52% children were under two years of age and another 42% were between two to five years of age. Males were 63%, and females were 37%. Kerosene was the commonest substance taken by 54(29%), corrosives by 20 (11%) and insecticides by 24(13%) of the children. The commonest drugs were sedatives and tranquilizers, taken by 25(13)% children. None of the drugs were sold in childproof containers. It is recommended that the drags should be sold in child proof containers.

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