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Updated on 16/07/2018 at
An badysis by the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (SBP) shows that at least 37 children and adolescents (up to 19 years) suffer the effects of intoxication due to inadequate exposure to all medicines on days. Over the last 18 years, there have been more than 245,000 cases of intoxication in the country, of which 240 children and adolescents have not survived.
The main states of intoxication or poisoning are São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul and Espírito Santo. Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro come last. However, not all regions of Brazil are evaluated, as only 11 states have monitoring centers providing data. Paraná, for example, the SBP study has figures from 1999 to 2009. During this period, the state counted 5,592 cases of drug poisoning in children.
The study was based on information from the National System of Toxico-Pharmacological Information (Sinitox). SBP President Luciana Rodrigues Silva said that in the face of alarming numbers, it is necessary to redouble care. "More than half of the cases recorded (53%) involve accidents involving children from one to four years old.They are naturally very curious and want to put everything in their mouth," says Luciana
For experts, the data obtained by Sinitox are underestimated, since the network collects information only from 33 information and badistance centers located in 11 states and in the Federal District
Avoiding accidents with drugs
Most errors in the use of medications are potentially preventable According to the Ministry of Health, in 2014, medication errors were generally 30% of errors in hospitals.
These errors can be caused by various factors that may interfere with the prescription, dispensing, administration, consumption and monitoring of drugs, which can cause serious harm to health and even to death. That is why it is important to be aware of the prescription and dosage
At home, it is important to keep all the drugs in a difficult place of access for children, from preferably in the interior. Teens should also be advised to avoid self-medication. Young people tend to behave more closely with adults
Some medicines have similar spelling or similar names. Whenever you receive a prescription from a health professional, make sure the letter is legible. If in doubt, ask
State Accounts for 17,900 cases from 2012 to 2017
Data from the Department of State of Health published last year show that since 2012 Paraná recorded 17,969 cases of drug poisoning. In 2016 alone, the number reached 4,053. This type of intoxication leads to clbadification in the state, well before poisoning involving pesticides of any kind (883), the number of cases of chemical intoxication (1,834) or cases of drug poisoning (3,956), also Since 2012, more than half of these cases occur in people aged 20 to 49 years and a little more than 71% of the victims are women. More than five thousand of these cases occurred due to factors such as poor drug retention and consumption of expired products, prescription or administrative errors and self-medication.
