Intentional and unintentional poisoning in Pakistan: a pilot study using the Emergency Departments surveillance project
| Autor: | Naureen Naseer, Adnan A. Hyder, Asher Feroze, Nudrat Shamim, Uzma Rahim Khan, Junaid Abdul Razzak, Ricardo Pérez-Núñez, Nadeem A. Khan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent emergency department injury Ambulances Poison control Violence Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Tertiary Care Centers Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Age Distribution 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention Epidemiology medicine Humans Pakistan 030212 general & internal medicine Sex Distribution Child Aged business.industry Poisoning Research Human factors and ergonomics Emergency department Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental health 3. Good health 030227 psychiatry Socioeconomic Factors Accidents Population Surveillance Acute Disease Emergency Medicine Female Medical emergency Emergency Service Hospital business |
| Zdroj: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1471-227X |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-227x-15-s2-s2 |
| Popis: | Background Acute poisoning is one of the most common reasons for emergency department visits around the world. In Pakistan, the epidemiological data on poisoning is limited due to an under developed poison information surveillance system. We aim to describe the characteristics associated with intentional and unintentional poisoning in Pakistan presenting to emergency departments. Methods The data was extracted from the Pakistan National Emergency Department Surveillance (Pak-NEDS) which was an active surveillance conducted between November 2010 and March 2011. All patients, regardless of age, who presented with poisoning to any of Pakistan's seven major tertiary care centers' emergency departments, were included. Information about patient demographics, type of poisoning agent, reason for poisoning and outcomes were collected using a standard questionnaire. Results Acute poisoning contributed to 1.2% (n = 233) of patients with intentional and unintentional injuries presenting to EDs of participating centers. Of these, 68% were male, 54% were aged 19 to 44 and 19% were children and adolescents ( |
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