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...

conclusions acute poisoning in children is a serious preventable cause of hospital admissions. it is one of the differential diagnoses in patients with sudden onset of neurological, alimentary, respiratory symptoms and signs, who are visited at the emergency department. parental awareness and education about keeping potential poisoning agents safely is essential to reduce apc in children. backg...

BACKGROUND The incidence and spectrum of acute poisonings in South Africa are unknown. Poisoning data can be derived from sources such as hospital admission records and poison information centre (PIC) records. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to examine the extent of the problem and to identify trends and toxicovigilance issues using PIC data. METHODS A survey was conducted based on Tyge...

BACKGROUND Metallic phosphides are extremely toxic pesticides that are regulated in their usage. Information concerning the impact of metallic phosphides on human health is abundant. Data regarding the clinical pathology of phosphide poisoning in humans or domestic and wild animals is largely incomplete with only a few cases of metallic phosphide poisoning being reported every year, especially ...

Introduction: Poisoning is an acute medical emergency. Organophosphorus (OP) poison, being easily available and relatively cheaper, mostly used by people for suicide. It a major health problem worldwide also cause of suicide in Nepal. The purpose this study was to assess the overall profile patients with poisoning. Methods: A Prospective hospital based descriptive cross-sectional conducted on o...

Background: Overdoses with cardiovascular drugs are related with significant morbidity and mortality. Beta-adrenergic blockers, calcium-channel blockers (CCBs), thiazide, digoxin and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors represent five of the most important classes of cardiovascular drugs. Overdoses with cardiovascular drugs are typically caused by exploratory ingestion by children or ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern and severity of poisoning cases in emergency Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital. DESIGN Retrospective observational study. MATERIALS AND METHODS All the poisoning cases due to various agents who attended Emergency from 1st of April 2002 to 30th of March 2003 were evaluated retrospectively. RESULTS A total of 67 poisoning cases attended emergency...

We examined the causes and mortality of poisoning in the province of Mazandaran. In all, 1751 poisoning cases referred to four main hospitals over a three-year period (1997-2000) were included. More poisoning cases were females (55.5%) than males (45.5%) but the proportional mortality for males was greater than for females (65% versus 35%). The greatest proportion of poisonings occurred between...

Background: Intentional and unintentional poisoning is a frequently occurred injury in childhood throughout the world, which is a common reason for referrals to hospital and affecting children health profoundly. There are different patterns of poisoning due to substantial differences in socioeconomic and cultures in different countries regions, which may influence the principle of prevention an...