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  • Unintentional insecticide poisoning by age: an analysis of Queensland Poisons Information Centre calls

    Author(s)
    English, Karin
    Jagals, Paul
    Ware, Robert S
    Wylie, Carol
    Sly, Peter D
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Ware, Robert
    Year published
    2016
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    Abstract
    Objective: Data from the Queensland Poisons Information Centre (QPIC) was assessed to determine mechanisms of acute insecticide poisoning in young children (<5 years) and whether age affects insecticide-poisoning patterns. Methods: Records of all insecticide-related calls placed to QPIC in 2014 were obtained. A stratified analysis of call patterns by age was conducted. Results: Of 743 insecticide-related calls received by QPIC 364 (49.0%) were for young children. The number of calls peaked in children aged one. Ant and cockroach baits accounted for 39.0% of calls. Sprays, which were found to contain not only pyrethroids, ...
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    Objective: Data from the Queensland Poisons Information Centre (QPIC) was assessed to determine mechanisms of acute insecticide poisoning in young children (<5 years) and whether age affects insecticide-poisoning patterns. Methods: Records of all insecticide-related calls placed to QPIC in 2014 were obtained. A stratified analysis of call patterns by age was conducted. Results: Of 743 insecticide-related calls received by QPIC 364 (49.0%) were for young children. The number of calls peaked in children aged one. Ant and cockroach baits accounted for 39.0% of calls. Sprays, which were found to contain not only pyrethroids, pyrethrins and/or piperonly butoxide but also the organophosphate diazinon, accounted for 25.8% of calls. Mouthing or ingesting a pest-control product and consuming an item/insect after treatment were common mechanisms for children under the age of two. Topical exposure to sprays, via direct application, typically by the child or an older sibling, peaked in children aged two. In 12.3% of calls medical attention for the child was already sought or advised by QPIC. Conclusion: Normal behaviours associated with child development, particularly mouthing behaviours, explained the peak of exposure in one-year-olds. This finding should guide strategies to minimise poisonings in this vulnerable population.
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    Journal Title
    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
    Volume
    40
    Issue
    5
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12551
    Subject
    Health services and systems
    Public health
    Applied economics
    Policy and administration
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/172253
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