Epidemiology and Causes of Poisoning in Patients Referred to Loqman Hospital, Tehran, Iran during Summer 2010
| Autor: | Seyed Mahdi Mortazavi, Yahya Haaji, Ahmad Khonche, Hamidreza Jamilian |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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the person may attempt suicide by self-poisoning or may be poisoned by others in a criminal act. The present study was designed to investigate the causes and the frequency of poisoning cases referring to Loqman Hospital
Tehran Iran during summer 2010. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study age gender educational level daily sleep duration history of physical illness and type of substance used for poisoning were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Of the 200 poisoned patients 51% were male and 49% female. 60% of the patients were single. The patients’mean of age was 26.82 years. Minimum age was 14 years and maximum age was 77 years. Most of the patients were graduated from high school and 95.5% of them were living in large cities. Their parents were alive in most cases (92.2%) and 70.5% of them were the first to third child of their family. The person in charge of them was their parents in most cases. The mean daily sleep duration was 7 hours and 72% of the subjects did not have any physical illnesss. Also 42% of the patients had history of cigarette smoking. Overall 57% of the patients were poisoned by antidepressant drugs 31% by narcotic compounds Antidepressant Drugs Opioid Compounds Poisoning Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 |
| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Toxicology, Vol 6, Iss 17, Pp 642-648 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2008-2967 2251-9459 |
| Popis: | Background: Poisoning is a serious health problem in the world. In the intentional type, the person may attempt suicide by self-poisoning or may be poisoned by others in a criminal act. The present study was designed to investigate the causes and the frequency of poisoning cases referring to Loqman Hospital, Tehran, Iran, during summer 2010. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, age, gender, educational level, daily sleep duration, history of physical illness, and type of substance used for poisoning were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Of the 200 poisoned patients, 51% were male and 49% female. 60% of the patients were single. The patients’mean of age was 26.82 years. Minimum age was 14 years and maximum age was 77 years. Most of the patients were graduated from high school and 95.5% of them were living in large cities. Their parents were alive in most cases (92.2%) and 70.5% of them were the first to third child of their family. The person in charge of them was their parents in most cases. The mean daily sleep duration was 7 hours and 72% of the subjects did not have any physical illnesss. Also, 42% of the patients had history of cigarette smoking. Overall, 57% of the patients were poisoned by antidepressant drugs, 31% by narcotic compounds, and remaining 12% by unknown substances. Conclusion: Most poisoned cases by antidepressant drugs can be explained by a various of reasons such as availability of the drugs. The findings of this study necessitate more vigilance from physicians in prescribing drugs and community in educating people about drugs. |
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