Treatment and Outcome Analysis of Rodenticide Poisoning in Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Abstract

A677100. Results: There were 344 falls including 142 cases (41.3%) with CNDs administration, and the duration of prescription were 62,622 prescription-days. From the viewpoint of length of drug effectiveness, Fall rate for CNDs were 0.16% in short-acting CNDs, 0.25% in intermediate-acting CNDs, and 0.26% in long-acting CNDs. ConClusions: This result suggested that long-acting CNDs were strongly related with falls. To prevent falls within a hospital, hospital personnel including nursing staff have to be educated about CNDs.