Analysis of Suicidal Drug Intoxications in Children Hospitalized at the Children's Faculty Hospitalin Bratislava in a Five-Year Period

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Authors: M. Kuželová ¹; S. Plačková ²; L. Kovács ³; M. Benedeková ⁴; R. Riedel ⁵; B. Cagáňová ²; J. Seginko ¹; P. Švec ¹
Authors‘ workplace: Katedra farmakológie a toxikológie FaF UK, Bratislava1 vedúci prof. MUDr. P. Švec, DrSc. Toxikologické informačné centrum, Klinika pracovného lekárstva a toxikológie LF UK, FNsP akad. L. Dérera, Bratislava2 vedúca PharmDr. S. Plačková, MPH. II. detská kli
Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 2004; (7): 348-354.
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Overview

Suicidal drug intoxications were analyzed in children, who were hospitalized at the 1st and 2nd Children'sClinics of LF UK and Children's Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine (DKAIM) of Children's FacultyHospital with Policlinic in Bratislava. In the period of 1996 - 2000 suicidal attempts of drug intoxication wereencountered in 166 children patients (56.3% of drug intoxications) at the age of 9 - 18 years. Seventeen years oldpatients (25.9%) formed the most frequent group. The incidence of suicidal drug intoxications was higher in thechildren patients in January and June. Wednesday was the most frequent day of week, where the suicides wereattempted.Drugs from the pharmacological group of analgesics - antipyretic and antirheumatic drugs were mostfrequently the cause of suicidal intoxications. The children were often intoxicated with flunitrazepam, paracetamol,ibuprofen and acetylsalicylic acid. The child patients and adolescents in the observed cohort used most frequentlypreparation in a solid drug form (95.9%), while white drug forms (55.6%) and preparations in blister packs(83.6%). In the analyzed cohort there were 25 cases of serious intoxications, most frequently after flunitrazepamand one fatal case after dosulepin.

Key words:
suicidal intoxication, children, drugs, degree of poisoning

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