Accidental kerosene oil ingestion in under-five age children in Nigeria – The need for vigilance in primary care settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)

Accidental kerosene oil ingestion in under-five age children in Nigeria – The need for vigilance in primary care settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)

Four children aged between 15 months and two years presented in several different out-patient emergency departments with a history of recent ingestion of kerosene. Majority of the patients lived in crowded domestic settings, and they all presented with varying degrees of respiratory distress, differ...

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Main Authors: Adaeze C. Oreh, Ibifuro Uchemefuna, Ngozi Mmamelu, Etin-osa U. Imagbenikaro, Marian A. Nafiu, Lawrence A. Moses
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
accidental ingestion
childhood poisoning
kerosene
paraffin
respiratory distress
overcrowding
urbanization
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1840_22

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