소아 급성 약물중독에 대한 고찰

Abstract

The clinical observations on 74 cases of acute drug intoxication under the age of 15 years were done. Objectives were hospitalized to pediatric department of Dong San Hospital during the period of 10 years from January 1974 to December 1983. The following results were obtained : 1) 64.8% were seen between 2－6 years of age and male to female ratio was 1.5 : 1. 2) The incidence was relatively higher in summer(40.5%) and spring(31.3%). 3) The motive of drug ingestion was accidental(73.0%) in majority of cases. 4) The intoxication was occured mostly between 8 : 00 AM to 8 : 00 PM. 5) 65.0% of cases were arrived at emergency room around 6 hours following ingestion of drugs. 6) The causative substances were insecticides(27.0%), rodenticides(22.8%), internal medicine (22.8%) and house-hold agent(12.0%) in order. 7) The cardinal symptoms were mental change(25.7%), vomiting(21.6%), irritability(21.6%), convulsions(17.6%), coma(9.5%) in order. 8) Mortality was higher in weed killer, mercury, and insecticides intoxication and overall mortality was 10.8%.