Abstract

BALCINDEZ SANCHEZ, María; CASTILLO IILAS, Mireya; FERNANDEZ POLAN, Aída Esther  and  COBAS RUIZ, Julia. Pacientes atendidos en el cuerpo de guardia por ingestión de queroseno. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2000, vol.16, n.3, pp.149-154. ISSN 0864-0319.

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 30 patients seen in the Emergency Room of the Infantile Northern Hospital of Santiago de Cuba province was conducted, during the second quarter of 1997, because of kerosene ingestion; the most commonmly injured were the children of 1-4 years old, with boys prevalence; the place and period of greater occurrence were the kitchen and the morning respectively. The signs that prevailed were the cough and lack of air. All the subjects of the series evolved satisfactorily, with the direct support of the nursing staff not only to the affected children but also to their relatives.

Keywords : CROSS-SECTORIAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC ACCIDENTS; KEROSONE [poisoning]; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE; NURSING CARE.

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