Acute hydrocarbon poisoning in childhood

Abstract

U proteklom petogodišnjem periodu analizirani su slučajevi akutnog zadesnog trovanja ugljikovodonicima u dječijem dobu sa ciljem da se ustanovi stepen toksičnog oštećenja respiratornog sistema i depresije CNS u zavisnosti od količine unijetog otrova. Razmatrajući klinički nalaz 20 pacijenata otrovanih ugljikovodonicima, zaključili smo da i pri ingestiji manje količine otrova može doći do oštećenja respiratornog sistema i/ili depresije CNS kao i pri unošenju veće količine ovog otrova. Zato smatramo da svu djecu otrovanu ovim sredstvima treba hospitalizirati i opservirati.Twenty patients, one to nine years of age, were treated for acute hydrocarbon poisoning in the Pediatric Clinical Hospital, in the period from 1980 to 1984. The clinical course of intoxication, as well as X-ray and laboratory findings showed that even the ingestion of small quantities of the liquid (one or two sips), similarly to poisoning with large amounts, led to respiratory disturbances and CNS depression. The treatment was symptomatic, and all the patients survived, It is suggested that regardless of the amount of hydrocarbon ingested, all patients be hospitalized for observation, and if necessary for treatment

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