Research Article
Childhood Acute Poisoning at Haiphong Children’s Hospital: A 10-Year Retrospective Study
Table 3
Mode of poisoning according to age and sex of intoxicated children (
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| | Age (, %) | Sex (, %) | Total | | <1 year | 1–5 years | 6–10 years | >10 years | Males | Females |
| | Unintentional | 69 (10.9) | 436 (68.9) | 89 (14.1) | 39 (6.1) | 352 (55.6) | 281 (44.4) | 633 | | Intentional | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (10.8) | 33 (89.2) | 16 (43.2) | 21 (56.8) | 37 | | Incorrect usage | 14 (14.4) | 68 (70.1) | 7 (7.2) | 8 (8.3) | 56 (57.7) | 41 (42.3) | 97 | | Homicidal | 0 | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 4 |
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