BACKGROUND We aimed herein to assess demographic, etiological, and clinical characteristics of patients presenting to our hospital's emergency department with acute poisoning. METHOD This study included a total of 509 (0.27%) patients diagnosed with poisoning at our emergency department within a 3-year period. This was a retrospective study.  RESULTS Seventy-one point three (n = 363) percen...

background: most drug overdoses are due to suicidal attempts. this study was designed to analyze the risks and risk factors of poisoned patients with repeated suicidal attempt in iran. methods: this case-control study was conducted at loghman hakim hospital, tehran, iran, during april to may 2008. eighty-seven patients who were admitted due to drug overdose with loss of consciousness were enrol...

The purpose of this research was to examine the complexity of circumstances that result in deliberate self-poisoning cases. For the purposes of this paper, the cases were patients that presented for care and were admitted to the specialty hospital in Northwest of Iran. The research examined the problems preceding deliberate self-poisoning and the interrelations among them by applying network an...

In the evaluation of Acute Drug Poisoning (ADP) in patients seriously ill with a potentially non-toxic dose of the drug that is theoretically responsible, it is important to insist on anamnesis in the coingestion of other drugs or toxics. Initially attention is given to life support measures, oxygenation, protection of the airway and expanding the volemia. The ECG is a diagnostic tool of the fi...

The toxic nerve agent (NA) soman is the most toxic artificially synthesized compound that can rapidly penetrate into the brain and irreversibly inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, leading to immediate death. However, there are currently few brain-targeted nanodrugs that can treat acute chemical brain poisoning owing to the limited drug-releasing speed. The present study investigated t...

Background: Identification of regional pattern of poisoning is essential for health care authorities for proper planning on prevention programs and optimized management of antidote stockpiles. This study was designed to evaluate one-year epidemiologic pattern of acute poisoning cases treated at a tertiary care hospital in Thrissur, India. Methods: In this retrospective cross sectional study, me...

Intermediate syndrome is not an uncommon condition, it may occur following exposure to organophosphates, either accidental or suicidal. Picture of intermediate can develop within 24 96 h. We report the case a 41-year-old male patient, who had picture syndrome, occurring with delayed onset, than usual, after insecticide solution containing organophosphates. stress that patients have recovered fr...

PURPOSE This paper will review literature examining the association of benzodiazepine use and mortality. METHODS An extensive literature review was undertaken to locate all English-language published articles that examine mortality risk associated with use of benzodiazepines from 1990 onwards. RESULTS Six cohort studies meeting the criteria above were identified. The results were mixed. Thr...

The aim of this study was to identify and describe brain CT findings in patients with poisoning or drug overdose and altered mental status. In this study, 403 patients with some degree of loss of consciousness who referred due to poisoning or drug overdose were evaluated by brain CT. The most common cause of intoxication was suicide. Intoxication status was determined by the physician and was m...

Of 230 adults admitted for self poisoning over two months, 153 (67%) had previously been taking a total of 309 prescribed drugs. Of these patients, 119 (78%) had been given psychotropic drugs (usually benzodiazepines), 81 (53%) obtained them on repeat prescription, and 47 (31%) had been prescribed multiple psychotropic drugs, often in seemingly illogical combinations. The use of these drugs inc...