INTRODUCTION: Kerosene oil poisoning is one of common presentations to emergency departments among children in rural territories of developing countries. This study aimed to describe clinical manifestations, reasons for ...

BACKGROUND: The burden of poisoning among children is largely underexplored in rural Sri Lanka. This study describes the patterns of demographic characteristics, poison related factors, clinical management and outcome ...

The study describes the patterns, risk factors and outcome following acute poisoning among children (9 months - 12 years) in rural Sri Lanka. The current multi-center study was hospital based and involved two major hospitals ...

Plant poisoning is a common presentation in paediatric practice and an important cause of preventable mortality and morbidity in Sri Lanka. The burden of plant poisoning is largely underexplored. The current multicenter ...

BACKGROUND: Acute poisoning in children is a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries. However, there is a wide variation in patterns of poisoning and related risk factors ...

Introduction and Objectives: Evidence of paediatric poisoning, which is preventable, has been lacking in North-Central province (NCP) of Sri Lanka. This study identifies the trends in paediatric poisoning in NCP including ...