The objective of this study was to explore work-related risk factors of acute occupational pesticide poisoning among male farmers according to the severity of the poisoning. A nationwide sampling survey of male farmers was conducted in South Korea in 2011. A total of 1,958 male farmers were interviewed. Severity of occupational pesticide poisoning in 2010 was evaluated according to symptoms, ty...

background: to study the pattern of acute chemical and pharmaceutical poisoning in ahmadabad, gujarat, india. methods: this was a prospective study of patients with chemical and pharmaceutical poisoning who were admitted to the emergency department of civil hospital ahmadabad, from 1st october 2006 to 30th september 2007. socio-demographic details, intention of poisoning, type of poison, durati...

Acknowledgements It is a great pleasure to have an opportunity to thanks valuable beings for their continuous support and inspiration throughout the thesis work. I would like to extend my gratitude towards Dr. for all the guidance and great knowledge he shared during our course. The abundance of knowledge he has always satisfied our queries at every point. Thanks to Mr. Sumit Miglani, My guide ...

Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP) is the most frequently reported seafood-toxin illness in the world, and it causes substantial physical and functional impact. It produces a myriad of gastrointestinal, neurologic and/or cardiovascular symptoms which last days to weeks, or even months. Although there are reports of symptom amelioration with some interventions (e.g. IV mannitol), the appropriate tre...

This paper investigates whether declines in suicide by insecticide poisoning India following a national ban on endosulfan 2011were associated with changes other methods of and total rates. Method-specific rates between 2001–2014 were calculated using National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data sex, age group region, observed compared to expected for the period post-2011. There an estimated 20,146...

Knowledge of the extent and seriousness of childhood lead poisoning has vastly expanded since the last statement regarding lead poisoning by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1987.’ Blood lead 1evels once thought to be safe have been shown to be associated with IQ deficits, behavior disorders, slowed growth, and impaired hearing.2 In fact, lead poisoning is, according to the Department of H...

A number of food poisoning outbreaks in hospitals have been recorded in South Africa:-' In order to prevent such outbreaks in the Tygerberg Hospital a comprehensive investigation into all possible sources of food poisoning has been carried out. The investigation covered the bacteriological testing of all raw food supplied to the hospital, the same food after normal cooking, and after subsequent...

BACKGROUND Acute poisoning is a major public health issue in many parts of the world. The epidemiology and the mortality rate is higher in low and middle income countries, including Sri Lanka. The aim of this study was to provide details about the epidemiology of acute poisoning in a rural Sri Lankan district and to identify the changing patterns and epidemiology of poisoning. METHODS A prosp...