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In 2004, over 45,000 children and teenagers died from acute poisoning, representing 13% of all accidental poisoning deaths worldwide. Poisoning patterns vary by exposure type, age group, poison type, and dose.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study assessed the pattern of acute poisoning with drugs, chemicals, and natural toxins among children (&amp;lt;12 years old). The study was done in Makkah region and registered in the poison control center in Makkah, the forensic chemistry center in Haddah during 2020\u20132021.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective cohort study was done on 122 children exposed to toxic substances in Makkah. The children were 12 years old and had good health for a maximum of one year. Stratified random sampling was used to divide cases into groups of similar poisons (pharmaceutical products, household products, plant envenomation, and animal envenomation). Then each group got a random samples. The data were analysed with SPSS software.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean age of children was 5.2 years, with 59% being boys. The mean temperature, pulse, systolic, diastolic, and respiratory rates were 36.77, 98.29, 109.1, 69.17, and 21.49. The most documented pharmaceutical products (200\u2005mg) were carbamazepine (5\u2005mg), methanol, risperidone (5\u2005mg), propranolol (5\u2005mg), and olanzapine (5\u2005mg). The most common poison forms were tablets (42.6%), syrups (15.6%), capsules (13.9%), and solutions (13.1%). The most common poisoning routes were ingestion (82.8%), dermal (5.7%), injection (4.9%), and inhalation (6.6%). Accidental poisoning was 83%, with a 30-minute lag for 30.3% of children, and most (69.7%) occurred at home. Benzodiazepines were the most commonly used category class drug (18%), with normal pupils and an ECG of 85.2%. Sixty-seven percent had blood tests. Sickness was 9.48, and the positive result was 213.01. The most common presenting symptoms were GIT and neurological (23.8%). 31.1% had mild, moderate, or severe toxicity. Most cases (68%) were complex. 34.4% were intubated, 9.8% had repeated-dose-activated charcoal for enhanced elimination, and 27.8% were on IV fluids. Children with GIT, CVS, respiratory, dermal, and neurological symptoms had a higher percentage of severe toxicity (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). Slight toxicity was associated with whole bowel irrigation, intubation for oxygen therapy, N-acetylcysteine or sedation, fluids, and phenytoin (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). Complicated cases had a higher mean AST\/IUL than non-complicated cases (75.5 vs. 20.08,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). The level of toxicity did not correlate with the mean of all lab tests (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05). The age of the children correlated positively with their systolic BP (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.22,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results show how important it is to teach the public about poisoning and make rules for tracking and dealing with poisonings in Saudi Arabia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2023.1087095","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,17]],"date-time":"2023-03-17T05:07:09Z","timestamp":1679029629000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Patterns of acute poisoning for children during outbreak of Corona virus in Makkah region Saudi Arabia"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Bashayer Mohammed","family":"Althobaiti","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mahmoud Zaki","family":"El-Readi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohammad","family":"Althubiti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yosra Zakariyya","family":"Alhindi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abdullah R","family":"Alzahrani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Saeed S","family":"Al-Ghamdi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nahla","family":"Ayoub","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bassem","family":"Refaat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Safaa Yehia","family":"Eid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"457","DOI":"10.5144\/0256-4947.1998.457","article-title":"Patterns of accidental poisoning in children in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia","volume":"18","author":"Al Hazmi","year":"1998","journal-title":"Ann Saudi Med"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"385","DOI":"10.4236\/ss.2013.49076","article-title":"Distribution Patterns of Severe Pediatric Trauma: Mandated vs. Non-Mandated Trauma Systems","volume":"4","author":"Afifi","year":"2013","journal-title":"Surg. 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