Over the past 15 years, a number of epidemics of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning related to various storms have been reported. While the geographical location of these outbreaks and the types of storms involved has been diverse, review of the events reveals a number of common factors and themes. This paper summarizes the details of 9 published reports describing CO poisoning associated with 11 d...

BACKGROUND Paraquat poisoning is a lethal method of suicide used around the world. Although restricting its accessibility had been widely discussed, the underlying psychopathological mechanism of paraquat self-poisoning and its association with mortality have not yet been explicitly evaluated. METHODS We included all patients admitted to a tertiary general hospital in Taiwan between 2000 and ...

BACKGROUND: Accidental poisoning is one of the leading causes of injury in the United States, second only to motor vehicle accidents. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rates of accidental poisoning mortality have been increasing in the past fourteen years nationally. In Texas, mortality rates from accidental poisoning have mirrored national trends, increasing line...

OBJECTIVES In light of the need to develop an integrated database on poisoning incidents in Korea, this study seeks to determine the characteristics of poisoning incidents in Korea by age, gender, location of incident, causative substance and patient prognosis. DATA SOURCES The Korea National Hospital Discharge In-Depth Injury Survey results (2005-2009) from the Korea Centers for Disease Cont...

Carbon monoxide (CO) may be the cause of more than one-half of the fatal poisonings reported in many countries; fatal cases also are grossly under-reported or misdiagnosed by medical professionals. Therefore, the precise number of individuals who have suffered from CO intoxication is not known. The health effects associated with exposure to CO range from the more subtle cardiovascular and neuro...

As an example of practical observation, the basic principles forensic medical assessment therapeutic and diagnostic processes are demonstrated in case suspicion improper provision toxicological care ethylene glycol poisoning. This study highlighted factors hindering its assessment.
 Factors such as lack information from eyewitnesses or patient himself about oral intake a liquid with potent...

In this issue, Singh and colleagues[1] highlight the persistent international problem of heavy metal contamination, particularly lead, in traditional medicine products (TMPs). Certain TMPs from Asia, Latin America and the Middle East have all been associated with lead poisonings.[2] With travel and migration, contaminated TMPs have resulted in heavy metal intoxications in persons residing in co...

Correspondence to Dr Jae-Wook Choi; [email protected] ABSTRACT Objectives: In light of the need to develop an integrated database on poisoning incidents in Korea, this study seeks to determine the characteristics of poisoning incidents in Korea by age, gender, location of incident, causative substance and patient prognosis. Data sources: The Korea National Hospital Discharge In-Depth Injury Sur...

Objective To analyze the self-inflicted violence by exogenous poisoning reported in a health service. Methods Epidemiological, retrospective and analytical study in an emergency care in the city of Teresina, Piauí. The study took place in January and February of 2015, upon review of all cases of self-inflicted violence by exogenous poisoning reported to the Information System on Diseases of C...

OBJECTIVES To assess differentials in the poisoning rates of children aged 0-4 years according to residential location and geographical remoteness. DESIGN Cross sectional study based on hospitalizations. SETTING Australia. SUBJECTS Children aged 0-4 years admitted to hospital due to poisoning during the financial year 1996-97. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Crude rates of hospitalization. RESU...