Suicidal drug intoxications were analyzed in children, who were hospitalized at the 1st and 2nd Children's Clinics of LF UK and Children's Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine (DKAIM) of Children's Faculty Hospital with Policlinic in Bratislava. In the period of 1996 - 2000 suicidal attempts of drug intoxication were encountered in 166 children patients (56.3% of drug intoxications) at the age of 9 - 18 years. Seventeen years old patients (25.9%) formed the most frequent group. The incidence of suicidal drug intoxications was higher in the children patients in January and June. Wednesday was the most frequent day of week, where the suicides were attempted. Drugs from the pharmacological group of analgesics - antipyretic and antirheumatic drugs were most frequently the cause of suicidal intoxications. The children were often intoxicated with flunitrazepam, paracetamol, ibuprofen and acetylsalicylic acid. The child patients and adolescents in the observed cohort used most frequently preparation in a solid drug form (95.9%), while white drug forms (55.6%) and preparations in blister packs (83.6%). In the analyzed cohort there were 25 cases of serious intoxications, most frequently after flunitrazepam and one fatal case after dosulepin.

        Key words: suicidal intoxication, children, drugs, degree of poisoning