Open AccessAcute Lethal Poisonings in Children: A 10-Year Retrospective Study of the Moscow Region, Russia
Author(s) -
Semyon S. Plis,
Olesya V. Veselkina,
В. А. Клевно,
Vasily Vlassov
Publication year - 2022
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.579
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2279-9028
DOI - 10.4081/jphr.2021.1932
Subject(s) - carbon monoxide poisoning , medicine , accidental poisoning , co poisoning , retrospective cohort study , poison control , injury prevention , accidental , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , sniffing , pediatrics , environmental health , toxicology , surgery , chemistry , pathology , biology , biochemistry , physics , acoustics , catalysis , anatomy
Poisoning is a critical public health problem. Toxic substances differ across time, region and age. Little is known about poisoning in Russia, and even less is known about lethal poisoning in children in Russia. We aimed to describe the characteristics of cases of lethal poisoning in children and adolescents.