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ArticleAfrican journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence2022

Streamlining referral decisions for childhood poisoning: a cross-sectional study from a tertiary children's hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.

Kate Balme, Cindy Stephen

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Article in African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 authors.

Kate BalmePoisons Information Centre, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
Cindy StephenPoisons Information Centre, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Abstract

Introduction: The study objectives were to report on current paediatric poisoning figures from South Africa, and to better understand this patient population to contribute suggestions for streamlining local triage and referral criteria. Methods: A retrospective review of children presenting to Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) with poisoning between January 2009 and December 2019 was performed. Data were extracted from the Poisons Information Centre's Clinical Poisonings Database. Results: There were 3699 incidents, involving 3662 patients; 3011 (81%) patients were under 5 years (median 29 months, IQR 19 to 49 months). There was a slight decline in numbers over the 11-year period.Most patients were referred ( Conclusion: Certain medication, pesticide, and biological toxin subgroups, should be flagged for early referral. The goal is to improve patient outcomes as well as optimize the use of limited resources.

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Household product poisoningParaffin ingestionPediatric poisoningPesticide poisoning

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PMCPMC9634013

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