Retrospective study of 273 deaths due to poisoning at Sir Salimullah Medical College from 1988 to 1997

Islam, Md. Maidul; Islam, Nasimul

doi:10.1016/s1344-6223(02)00128-1

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“…Regardless of the type of poisoning (intentional or accidental), drug agents were responsible for the second cause of substances involved in poisoning. This finding is consistent with previous studies in different age groups in Iran (13,14,24), and also in other parts of the world (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). The prevalence of drug poisoning in below 12 years of age group was greatly different from Jaraczewska et al 1997 report (36).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…The pattern of poisoning within a country depends on several factors such as the accessibility of various poisons, socio-economic status of the population, religious and cultural influences and drugs prescription manners (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8) (Table 1). Different reports of poisoning in Iran indicate that the leading causes of poisoning or chemical injury in Iran are accidental cases followed by drugs poisoning and pesticides exposure, respectively (9-11).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Pattern of Poisoning in Southwestern Region of Iran: Envenoming as the Major Cause

Jalali

Savari

Dehdardargahi

et al. 2012

Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod

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A B S T R A C TBackground: 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 the prevalence of poisoning in Khuzestan province referred to hospitals during the year 2007, on the basis of documents from the local Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) and the main Khuzestan Hospitals Discharge Registry, to elucidate demographic trends of poisoning in this region. Materials and Methods:In the present study, 3258 cases of poisoning including 4.7% of all admissions to hospitals of Khuzestan during one year (2007) were investigated. Antidepressant drugs were the main-drug category inducing poisoning (24.37%). Others include sedative-hypnotics (19%), tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) (14.7%) and cardiovascular drugs (11.4%). Results:The research showed that most poisonings are occurred in autumn (29.6%) season. Besides the high poisoning rate of envenoming by animals in Khuzestan province, it seems that the pattern of poisoning is different with other Iran and worldwide regions. Conclusions: This may raise the attention of health service policy makers in Iran to establish a more effective diagnosis, management and implementing health policy services.

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confidence: 89%

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confidence: 99%

The Pattern of Poisoning in Southwestern Region of Iran: Envenoming as the Major Cause

Jalali

Savari

Dehdardargahi

et al. 2012

Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod

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“…Opium consumption was the main cause of death from poisoning in the current study; similar results were reported by Afzali et al [8], and Shadnia et al [5], as well as the research conducted in England and Wales [16]. Nevertheless, poisoning with organ chlorine constituted the majority of poisoned patients in Bangladesh [17]; however, it was the consumption of tricycle antidepressants and cardiovascular medicines in a study in Germany from 1996 to 2003 [18]. Since there is limited access to opioids in the developed countries, higher prevalence of poisoning by medicines is expected, and due to poor control over the distribution of chemical toxins in the developing countries, which result in easy access to opioids and chemical compounds, poisoning by such agents is also expected.…”

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Evaluation of the Patterns of Mortality Due to Acute Poisoning in Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran, 2016

Najari¹

2017

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Background: Acute poisoning is among the most common causes of referring to the emergency departments worldwide. Since the pattern of poisoning regarding the type of component and symptoms might vary in different regions of Iran, the current study aimed at identifying the most commonly used poisoning materials causing death in Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran. Methodology The current cross sectional, retrospective study was conducted on all patients died from poisoning, including intentional, accidental, occupational, and criminal cases, at Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran, in 2016. Data of patients who died from poisoning were collected from clinical records as well as forensic records including cause of death, autopsy findings, and the results of toxicological tests. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 22 using the Chi-square. Results Total mortality due to poisoning in the specific poisoning ward of Imam Reza Hospital was 71 cases in 2016, 14 cases had exclusion criteria, out of which the records of 55 cases were available. Among the 55 enrolled cases, 16 (29%) were female and 39 (71%) were male. The mean age of deceased patients was 49.84 ± 20.28 years (15-88), with the peak mortality of 45 to 60 years. Among the cases died of poisoning, 22 cases (40%) were admitted for the intentional self-poisoning and 33 cases (60%) for unintentional poisoning. According to autopsy evaluations (n = 32), the opium poisoning was the main cause of death (40.6%, n = 13). Discussion and conclusion According to the results of the current study, most of the poisoning deaths were, unintentional (unlike previous studies) and opium consumption was the main cause of death from poisoning.

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“…21 The maleefemale ratio (2.5:1) was similar to other studies. 8,9,14,22e24 In Orrisa, Eastern India and Dhaka, Bangladesh the incidence of mortalities amongst males and females was approximately equal, 6,25 whereas in Peshawar, Pakistan the maleefemale ratio was remarkably high. 12 A female predominance has been reported in studies done in Imphal and Maharashtra in India, and Norway.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most of the victims were in the 20e49 years age group, similar to studies done in other parts of India and abroad. 6,9,10,14,15,23,24 The peak incidence during the 3rd and 4th decades is expected, as this age group comprises the majority of the population and can be attributed to the tremendous stress a person is put to during this period of life. During the study period only three poisoning fatalities were recorded in children.…”

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confidence: 99%

Toxicoepidemiology of fatal poisonings in Southern India

Kanchan

Menezes

Kumar

et al. 2010

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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Retrospective study of 273 deaths due to poisoning at Sir Salimullah Medical College from 1988 to 1997

Cited by 13 publications

References 1 publication

The Pattern of Poisoning in Southwestern Region of Iran: Envenoming as the Major Cause

The Pattern of Poisoning in Southwestern Region of Iran: Envenoming as the Major Cause

Evaluation of the Patterns of Mortality Due to Acute Poisoning in Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran, 2016

Toxicoepidemiology of fatal poisonings in Southern India

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