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Although the preventive strategies have been well studied, determining the early predictors for poor outcomes remains limited. Therefore, this study focused on the initial clinical and laboratory parameters as a triage of non-pharmaceutical poisoned children for potential adverse outcomes taking the causative substance effects into account. This retrospective cohort study included pediatric patients admitted to Tanta University Poison Control Center from January 2018 to December 2020. Sociodemographic, toxicological, clinical, and laboratory data were retrieved from the patient\u2019s files. Adverse outcomes were categorized into mortality, complications, and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Out of enrolled 1,234 pediatric patients, preschool children constituted the highest percentage of the patients investigated (45.06%), with a female predominance (53.2%). 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