Epidemiological Trends of Acute Chemical Poisoning among Children over a Recent Three-Year Period in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Mohammed Merae Alshahrani (Author), Hussein Ayed Albogami (Author), Ali Ahmad Asiri (Author), Khaled Saad Al haydhah (Author), Ibrahim Mohammed Aldeailej (Author), Mohammed Abdullah Aldehaim (Author), Mahmoud Yousef Lubbad (Author), Lolwah Abdulaziz Alalyan (Author), Abdullah Fayez Alasmari (Author), Ismail Yahya Al salem (Author), Abdulaziz Alqahtani (Author), Ahmed Abdullah Al Awadh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute intoxication from chemicals is a major medical emergency that can result in illness and mortality. This retrospective study aims to evaluate acute chemical poisoning incidents among children in Saudi Arabia from 2019 to 2021. A total of 3009 children were recorded as being chemically intoxicat...