Background: In Iran, methyl alcohol poisoning rarely occurs accidentally and usually occurs through abuse of contaminated ethanol. However, with proper and timely treatment complications and mortality of methanol poisoning can be prevented. In this study, the epidemiological profile of methanol poisoning in the Iranian society was investigated. Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study...

Background: With the onset of the first wave of COVID-19 in Iran and the general quarantine, children who had to stay at home found themselves in contact with drugs, alcohol, and disinfectants. We aimed to compare the prevalence rates of poisoning for children and adolescents hospitalized during the first wave of COVID-19 versus the previous year (2019; “pre-COVID-19”). Methods: This analytic,...

background: cardiac failure is the major lethal consequence of aluminum phosphide (alp) poisoning. this study was designed to determine the frequency of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with alp poisoning. methods: in this prospective cross-sectional study, patients with definitive history of alp poisoning treated at emergency department of allied hospital faisalabad, faisalabad, pakistan, from ...

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...

Upload poisoning is one of the most dangerous and common poisoning in Iranian children. Depression of the respiratory and central nervous systems may lead to significant toxicity. Even low doses of uploads are dangerous in pediatrics under 6 years old. Methadone is the most toxic of the uploads; small doses as low as a single tablet can lead to death. According to this information we decided to...

Background: Knowing the pattern of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in each region is vital for enhanced health planning. This study was designed to evaluate the epidemiologic pattern of unintentional acute CO poisoning in major cities of Fars province, southwest of Iran.  Methods: This one-year cross-sectional study was carried out on unintentional CO poisoning incidents in Fars province, Iran,...

Background: Ethylene glycol is a toxic alcohol which is used in brake fluid, antifreeze, coolants, preservatives and chemical solvents. Ethylene glycol poisoning usually results in depression of the central nervous system, renal insufficiency and cardiopulmonary compromise, while laboratory findings include metabolic acidosis, increased anion gap, increased osmolar gap and calcium oxalate cryst...