ASSESSMENT OF THE PATTERN OF ACUTE POISONING IN ADULTS ADMITTED TO KASR AL-AINI NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER IN 6 MONTHS
Elbasha ahmed mohamed, M., abdelmeguid, A., Shehab, A., Abdel Fattah, A. (2023). ASSESSMENT OF THE PATTERN OF ACUTE POISONING IN ADULTS ADMITTED TO KASR AL-AINI NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER IN 6 MONTHS. EKB Journal Management System, 23(1), 69-77. doi: 10.21608/ejfsat.2022.123031.1249
mohamed Saad Elbasha ahmed mohamed; abla abdelmeguid; Alaa Shehab; Amani Abdel Fattah. "ASSESSMENT OF THE PATTERN OF ACUTE POISONING IN ADULTS ADMITTED TO KASR AL-AINI NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER IN 6 MONTHS". EKB Journal Management System, 23, 1, 2023, 69-77. doi: 10.21608/ejfsat.2022.123031.1249
Elbasha ahmed mohamed, M., abdelmeguid, A., Shehab, A., Abdel Fattah, A. (2023). 'ASSESSMENT OF THE PATTERN OF ACUTE POISONING IN ADULTS ADMITTED TO KASR AL-AINI NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER IN 6 MONTHS', EKB Journal Management System, 23(1), pp. 69-77. doi: 10.21608/ejfsat.2022.123031.1249
Elbasha ahmed mohamed, M., abdelmeguid, A., Shehab, A., Abdel Fattah, A. ASSESSMENT OF THE PATTERN OF ACUTE POISONING IN ADULTS ADMITTED TO KASR AL-AINI NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER IN 6 MONTHS. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 23(1): 69-77. doi: 10.21608/ejfsat.2022.123031.1249

ASSESSMENT OF THE PATTERN OF ACUTE POISONING IN ADULTS ADMITTED TO KASR AL-AINI NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER IN 6 MONTHS

The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology
Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2023, Page 69-77  XML PDF (480.61 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejfsat.2022.123031.1249
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Authors
mohamed Saad Elbasha ahmed mohamed1; abla abdelmeguid2; Alaa Shehab email 3; Amani Abdel Fattahorcid 4
1Faculty of medicine, Cairo university, Cairo, Egypt
2forensic medicine &clinical toxicology faculty of medicine cairo university
3Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
4Forensic& Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, eGYPT
Abstract
Background: Acute poisoning is exposure to a poison on one occasion or during a short period. The toxic effects can occur immediately or within hours of exposure. It is an essential medical emergency, which can be due to accidental or suicidal exposure causing significant mortality and morbidity. Aim of the work: to study the pattern of acute toxicity among adult patients admitted to NECTR. Subjects and Methods: It is a prospective cross-sectional analytical study that included 106 patients admitted due to acute poisoning. Patients of both sexes and 18 years or older were involved in assessing the pattern of toxicity. Results: The most common age group was 18 to 29 years (67%). Females represented most cases (63.2%) in comparison to males, and most of the cases were from urban regions (71.4%). Suicide was the most common manner of poisoning (77.5%), the oral route of poisoning represented the highest percentage of cases (88.5%), and most of them were admitted within 2 to 4 hours (44.3%). Pesticides were the commonest substances in studied cases (34%). Conclusion and Recommendations: Strict guidelines for the selling and using of pesticides should be enforced. Patients with suicide attempts should be referred to a psychiatry clinic.
Keywords
Acute Poisoning; Pattern; Kasr El-Aini poison center
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