Nursing Management of Preschool Children with Poisoning: A Review Article

Abstract

Background: Poisoning may occur intentionally or unintentionally but the majority of poisoning cases occur unintentionally in children. Acute childhood poisoning aged 0–5 years old is a major health problem worldwide and is deemed one of the leading causes of unintended deaths. Also, it is still a serious issue in developing countries where it represents a common cause of emergency department presentation and admission poison center. Nurses are frequently the first healthcare professionals to come in contact with patients with acute poisoning. In case of insufficient knowledge, they could be trained enough to manage any case of acute poisoning for life-saving purposes..