background: identification of regional pattern of poisoning is essential for health care authorities for proper planning on prevention programs and optimized management of antidote stockpiles. this study was designed to evaluate one-year epidemiologic pattern of acute poisoning cases treated at a tertiary care hospital in thrissur, india. methods: in this retrospective cross sectional study, me...

The present study investigated the predictive values of urine paraquat (PQ) concentration, dose of poison, arterial blood lactate and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score in the prognosis of patients with acute PQ poisoning. A total of 194 patients with acute PQ poisoning, hospitalized between April 2012 and January 2014 at the First Affiliated Hospital of P.R. China...

Paraquat and diquat are classified as bipyridyl compounds not only leads to acute organ damage, but also to a variety of complications. Patients with severe paraquat-induced poisoning may succumb to multiple organ failure involving the circulatory and respiratory systems. Deliberate self-poisoning with paraquat continues to be a major public health concern in many developing countries. At prese...

We report a case of acute poisoning in a 48-year-old man who presented with chest pain, abdominal pain, dizziness, sweatiness, blurred vision, and severe hypotension after ingestion of honey. His electrocardiogram showed sinus bradycardia and transient ST elevation. He made a good recovery after treatment with atropine and close monitoring. Grayanotoxin was detected in his urine and the honey h...

UNLABELLED Poisoning is a clinical syndrome caused by the poison, which entered into the body. Poison is every substance that taken in the specified amounts may cause adverse effects. OBJECTIVE Statistical analysis of acute poisoning in children in the years 2010-2012. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group consisted of 308 children who went to the Admissions Room of the Specialized Health Ca...

BACKGROUND Lithium toxicity may result in severe clinical features. There is on-going uncertainty about the significance of serum lithium concentrations in patients with lithium toxicity. AIM To examine potential relationships between stated quantity of lithium ingested, serum lithium concentrations, and poisoning severity among patients referred to a regional poisons centre. METHODS Prospe...