BACKGROUND The study examines time trends and sociodemographic aspects of drug poisoning deaths in England and Wales. METHODS Socio-demographic data from the four drug groups most commonly used in poisoning were extracted, and annual age- and sex-specific mortality rates calculated. Enumeration districts were ranked into five groups on the basis of their Carstairs scores, and the number of de...

We have described the more important re­spiratory complications relating to poison­ing. Particular attention has been directed for the prevention of aspiration of stomach contents, and treatment of acid aspiration syndrome because of its poor progvosis. Re­spiratory complications may occur in 3p.c. of poisonings. In comatose patient possibility of aspiration is great. Respiratory assistance wit...

PURPOSE Since 1990, numerous jurisdictions in the United States (US) have reported increases in drug poisoning mortality. During the same time period, the use of opioid analgesics has increased markedly as part of more aggressive pain management. This study documented a dramatic increase in poisoning mortality rates and compared it to sales of opioid analgesics nationwide. METHODS Trend analy...

background: acute poisoning has been reported to be the most common reason for hospitalization in iran. this study was designed to delineate the toxic agents responsible for acute poisonings in iran by reviewing poisoning cases treated at four major referral hospitals for treatment of poisoning across the country. methods: this was a descriptive retrospective study on poisoned patients treated ...

Deaths caused by drug poisoning of unintentional and undetermined intent are an increasing problem in Utah and elsewhere in the United States. To characterize the trend in drug-poisoning deaths in Utah, CDC and the Utah Department of Health analyzed medical examiner (ME) data for 1991-1998 and 1999-2003. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which determined that, during 1991-200...

BACKGROUND Poisoning is a common pediatric emergency among children and adolescents in the Emergency Department of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences hospital. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was comparing the characteristics and variations of pediatric poisoning between two retrospective studies (1998 and 2008). We hypothesized that the epidemiology of pediatric patients admitted for po...

BACKGROUND An analysis performed on the collected data from the Local Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) of Jundishapur University revealed that stings are the main causes of poisonings with frequency of 56%, followed by drug poisoning in 31%, and chemical exposure poisoning in 5.5% in Khuzestan, the southwestern province of Iran. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to report t...

New Mexico leads the nation in poisoning mortality, which has increased during the 1990s in New Mexico and the United States. Most of this increase has been due to unintentional deaths from illicit drug overdoses. Medical examiner and/or vital statistics data have been used to track poisoning deaths. In this study, the authors linked medical examiner and vital statistics records on underlying c...