Evaluation of Clinical, Socioeconomic, and Demographic Factors in Different Poisoning Agents in Pediatric Population

Background: Poisoning is a critical global health problem, especially among children. This study aimed to assess the epidemiological features, clinical signs, and risk factors of childhood poisoning in southeastern region Iran. Patients Methods: cross-sectional was conducted on 636 children adolescents admitted Emergency Department Ali Ebne Abitaleb Teaching Hospital Zahedan, Iran, within 2014 2020. The collected data were symptoms at time admission, socioeconomic demographic determinants, agents, admission pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), using antidote, hospital stay days, discharge status from hospital, self-poisoning, gender, place residency. analyzed SPSS software (version 18). Mean standard deviation, Pearson chi-square used association between two specific categorical variables, level significance considered 0.05. Results: Opium most common agent with age 8 years femalepriority. Among poisoned subjects by chemical highlighted respiratory distress, decreased peripheral oxygen saturation (SPO2), nausea vomiting, fever, decrease heart rate given order. medicinal agents SPO2, consciousness blood pressure common. More frequent opium myosis, rate, seizures, vomiting. factors, including residency, accidental events, PICU, days stayed significant poisoning. Conclusions: more than other Iran lower groups. Poisoned had severe higher frequency agents. Antidote,