Abstract
Emergency
admissions due to alcohol and drug addiction increase with time and requirement
of studies on this subject occur. This this study we aimed to analyze a one
–year-period pediatric alcohol use admissions to emergency and pediatric
emergency of Düzce School of Medicine Hospital.
Totally 55
patients’ reports were retrospectively investigated; patients admitted to
emergency with alcohol use during March 2015- March 2016.
In the study
period 55 patients admitted to emergency with alcohol use; 45 boys (81.8%) and
10 girls (18.1%). The average age of the patients was 15.8±3.5 (2-18). 29
(52.7%) cases admitted to pediatric emergency with ethanol intoxication, and
other 26 (47.2%) admitted to emergency because of trauma. Mean blood ethanol
level was 20.6±56.5 (0-286.6) mg/dL. Blood ethanol levels analyzed in groups:
48 patients’ ethanol value was 0-30mg/dl (%87.2), 3 patients’ 31-100mg/dl
(%0.54), 3 patients’ 101-200mg/dl (%5.45) and 1 patient’s >201mg/dl (%1.81).
Seven patients were reported to have drug use together with alcohol. 83.6%
(n=46) of the patients were observed in emergency service for average 4-6 hours
and were discharged after. 16.3% (n=9) were hospitalized.
Alcohol use
among children has been increasing each day. The management of ethanol
intoxication and treatment of the symptoms alcohol causes are the topics that
emergency physicians have to be alert about.
References
- Bünyamin DİKİCİ, Feruza TURAN SÖNMEZ, Gülşen YALÇIN, R. Cahit TEMİZKAN, O.Yasin YALÇIN, İ. Hamdi KARA
- Düzce University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Düzce University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine Düzce University, School of Medicine Düzce University, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine
Abstract
References
- Bünyamin DİKİCİ, Feruza TURAN SÖNMEZ, Gülşen YALÇIN, R. Cahit TEMİZKAN, O.Yasin YALÇIN, İ. Hamdi KARA
- Düzce University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Düzce University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine Düzce University, School of Medicine Düzce University, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | February 16, 2017 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: Volume 2 Issue: İssue 1 (1) - 2.İnternational Congress Of Forensic Toxicology |
