background: acute poisoning has been reported to be the most common reason for hospitalization in iran. this study was designed to delineate the toxic agents responsible for acute poisonings in iran by reviewing poisoning cases treated at four major referral hospitals for treatment of poisoning across the country. methods: this was a descriptive retrospective study on poisoned patients treated ...

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Fellow Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Cholinergic toxicity can result from ingestion of generic pesticides, which contain organophosphates or carbamates. These compounds act by inhibiting red blood cell acetylcholinesterase (RBC AChE), resulting in an overabundance acetylcholine at the neural synapse and neuromuscular junction. Early suspicion for this toxidrome is essent...

In this study, we report the case of a 59-year-old male patient with organophosphate pesticide poisoning. He visited local emergency medical center after ingesting 250 ml pesticide. The patient's symptoms improved initial intravenous infusion pralidoxime 5 g and atropine 0.5 mg. However, 18 hours admission, there was worsening symptoms. A high dose administered to improve muscarinic total 5091....

BACKGROUND Organophosphate poisoning is a major public health problem in South Africa. Individuals get exposed to organophosphate in both the domestic and industrial spheres. METHOD A cross-sectional study was conducted using retrospective, secondary data of organophosphate poisoning cases over a 3-year period, reported at the Tshwane District surveillance office. Data were analysed using Mic...