A CLINICAL PROFILE OF ACUTE POISONING

Profile of Acute Poisoning Cases Treated in a Tertiary Care Hospital: a Study in Navi Mumbai

Background: Periodic epidemiological studies are necessary to understand the pattern of poisoning in each region. This study was designed to evaluate the pattern of acute poisoning cases treated in a tertiary care hospital in Navi Mumbai, India. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre during July 2012 to July 2013. All c...

Clinical profile of Intermediate Syndrome following Organophosphate Poisoning

Epidemiological Profile of Methanol Poisoning in Bangladesh (2008-2014) and Clinical Experience of a Single Outbreak

Background: World Health Organization (WHO) reported continuous increase of alcohol consumption in Southeast Asian region. On social and religious ground, open alcohol consumption is banned in Bangladesh though incidence of acute methanol intoxication is seriously increasing. Unfortunately, apart from WHO report (2004) there is no available epidemiological and clinical data in Bangladesh. This ...

07 Profile of acute poisoning cases presenting.pmd

1Directorate of Environmental Health and Malaria Eradication, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman. Received: 23/09/01; accepted: 08/01/02 ABSTRACT A simple pro forma was used for a retrospective study of poisoning cases at 45 health institutions in Oman during January–December 2000. No deaths were recorded among 2009 cases of acute poisoning. A quarter of all cases (55.8% of paediatric cases) were...

A clinical and laboratory profile of Cleistanthus collinus poisoning.

AIMS 1. To study the clinical features in patients with Cleistanthus collinus poisoning, 2. To study in them the effect of Cleistanthus collinus poisoning on the various organ systems and metabolic parameters using standard laboratory investigations. METHODS All patients admitted to the hospital between September 1998 and April 2000 were studied. Statistical analysis of the results was done u...