Pediatric Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Southern Israel: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Pediatric Emergency Care
Yariv FruchtmanEugene Leibovitz

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the epidemiology and clinical burden of unintended carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning among children in the Negev region of southern Israel. This was a cross-sectional retrospective study of CO poisoning patients admitted to Soroka University Medical Center in 2011 through 2015. Overall, 43 cases of CO poisoning were recorded among children younger than 18 years. Five patients died, all upon admission. Poisoning due to smoke "per se" and due to CO emitted from heating devices were responsible for 28 (65.1%) and 14 (32.6%) cases, respectively. Eight (18.6%) patients suffered from convulsions, and 13 (43.3%) of 30 evaluable patients complained of headaches. Twenty-two (51.2%) were found unconscious in the field, and 7 (16.3%) were unconscious at examination at the emergency department. The average carboxyhemoglobin level on admission was 10.5% ± 10.4% (level ranging from 0.1% to 46.2%). Treatment included oxygen in 34 patients (79%) and hyperbaric oxygen therapy in 8 patients (19%). No differences were found between Bedouin and Jewish children in sex, age, residence area, source of CO poisoning, symptoms severity, and need for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. More patients with exposure to water heating devices...Continue Reading

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