BACKGROUND Given the increasing number of lead poisoning in opioids users and since no study has been conducted so far to review lead poisoning in methamphetamine (crystal) users, this study aimed to investigate blood lead level in methamphetamine addicts. METHODS This study was conducted on 20 patients with methamphetamine poisoning and their blood lead level was measured. The subjects were ...

BACKGROUND The incidence and spectrum of acute poisonings in South Africa are unknown. Poisoning data can be derived from sources such as hospital admission records and poison information centre (PIC) records. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to examine the extent of the problem and to identify trends and toxicovigilance issues using PIC data. METHODS A survey was conducted based on Tyge...

BACKGROUND Monitoring of acute poisoning is important for health authorities. There have been local studies and national studies in limited areas such as drug poisoning, but morbidity and mortality associated with acute poisoning has not been presented collectively at a national level. The aim of the study is to establish morbidity and mortality associated with acute poisoning in Norway. MATE...

Two cases of chronic manganese poisoning were treated with sodium para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS-Na; 6 g/day in 500 ml of 10% glucose solution by intravenous drip). The results indicated that one had been clinically cured and that the other had obviously improved in clinical symptoms and signs. Thus PAS-Na appears to be an effective drug for treatment of serious chronic manganese poisoning.

Objectives: To find out the common causes of poisoning in infants and children. Methodology: In a retrospective cross-sectional study we evaluated all infants & children who were hospitalized due to acute poisoning between 2001 to 2004 in two Ahwaz university hospitals. Results: One hundred forty three cases were evaluated, 71% of poisonings occurred in the age range of 1-5 years. Causes were a...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of the treatment guidelines on the management of paracetamol self poisoning in accident and emergency (A&E) departments. METHODS 24 A&E departments in Wales and England provided details of their management of paracetamol poisoning before and after the distribution of national treatment guidelines to all A&E departments in the United Kingdom. RESULTS Significan...

Professor Hewer. I will ask Dr. Apley, who looked after this child, to give us the finical history. i PrJohn Apley. Let me first tell you about the family of this little girl, an only ?hild, who died in hospital three days before her first birthday. The father is a man in ftls early thirties, who owns a shop. The mother is a kind and pleasant woman of some ^venty years of age. They live in a sm...

The Pharmacy Services Department of King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) established a poison control service in conjunction with their drug information center in October 1983. The primary goal of the poison information service was to offer expert advice from well-trained clinical pharmacists in the management of poisoning cases throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The service was made ava...

This paper reviews epidemiological factors, drugs taken, management and outcome of 478 children admitted to the Royal Children's Hospital with drug poisoning during the 5 years 1978-82. Accidental ingestion in young children is still common whilst self poisoning is increasing in the age group 8-17 years. Suicide attempts and self destructive ingestion accounted for 11.5% of all cases with two d...