Saeed Afzali
Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse Center of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
[ 1 ] - Do Opium Abusers Develop Lead Toxicity? A Study on Opium Abusers in Hamadan, Iran
Background:Raw opium is a kind of drug, abused a lot in Iran. In a vast majority of cases, various impurities including lead are added to raw opium. This study aimed to evaluate Blood Lead Level (BLL) and probable clinical symptoms triggered by it among opium abusers. Methods:This study was case control and conducted on 40 patients addicted to raw opium (case group) and 40 patients without any ...
[ 2 ] - Acute Poisoning in Elderly; a Five-Year Study (2008-2013) in Hamadan, Iran
Background: A good proportion of poisoned patients treated at poisoning wards are elderly. This study was designed to evaluate the epidemiologic pattern of acute poisoning in elderly in Hamadan, western Iran. Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, poisoned patients aged 60 years and older treated at department of poisoning of Farshchian Hospital from March 2008 to March 2013 wer...
[ 3 ] - Respiratory Apnea in Patients with Acute Poisoning by Tramadol (Two Years Study)
Background: Tramadol is an analgesic drug being abused today a lot. Excessive ingestion will lead to hazardous complications such as convulsion and occasionally respiratory apnea. The aim of this study based on frequency respiratory apnea in patients with acute tramadol poisoning hospitalized in Farshchian Hospital of Hamadan, Iran from Jan 2014 to Dec 2015. Methods: All patients with tramadol...
[ 4 ] - Rhabdomyolysis Syndrome in Alcohol, Psychotropic Drugs, and Illicit Substance Poisonings
Background: Rhabdomyolysis is one of the major complications of poisoning caused by alcohol, narcotics, and psychotropic substances acute toxicity, which might lead to acute renal failure and even death. This study aimed to evaluate clinical and laboratory findings of rhabdomyolysis syndrome in poisoning patients who were admitted to poisoning ward of Farshchian Hospital of Hamadan, Iran. Meth...
[ 5 ] - بررسی اپیدمیولوژیک ضرب و جرح و آسیب‌های ناشی از آن در مراجعین سال 1381 مرکز پزشکی قانونی همدان
زمینه: سوانح و حوادث از جمله شایعترین علل مرگ ومیر و معلولیت در جهان به شمار می روند و لازم است از جهات مختلف به موضوع سوانح و حوادث پرداخته شود. وجود تنش های مختلف از جمله تصادفات، منازعات، حوادث شغلی می تواند بر جنبه های گوناگون از جمله مسایل اقتصادی، اجتماعی، آسایش و امنیت، رفاه عمومی و معلولیت ها تأثیرگذار باشد. از آنجا که اکثر حوادث در سنین جوانی اتفاق می افتد و قشر وسیعی از جامعه کنونی م...
[ 6 ] - Butyrylcholinesterase level in poisoned patients by phosphide compounds
Background: Metal phosphides are widely used as a rodenticide and insecticide and poisoning with these substances has a very high mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the butyrylcholinesterase (BuCh) level in poisoning with metal phosphides. Methods: In this case series study, 60 poisoned patients with zinc phosphide (ZnP) and aluminum phosphide (ALP) who was admitted to poisoning ...
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