lead poisoning is a historic universal disease. acute or chronic lead exposure may cause reversible or even permanent damages in human beings. environmental lead exposure is a global health concern in children. occupational lead poisoning is still a health issue, particularly in developing countries. during the last decades, new methods and medications have been advocated for the prevention and...

carbon monoxide (co) poisoning is still a health problem all over the world. informing users about symptoms and suggesting annual inspection of co producing devices will result in co poisoning reduction. the goal of this study was to evaluate awareness about co poisoning symptoms and its prevention ways in iranian population. in this study, a total of 700 patients' family members attended imam ...

ingestion and inhalation of phosphine are 2 forms of toxicity and their clinical manifestation is extremely wide. a 22-year-old girl was admitted with complaints of nausea, vomiting and epigastric pain after eating lunch. she had a history of celiac disease. on arrival, she was alert and hemodynamically stable. there was not any abdominal tenderness or guarding. food poisoning treatment initiat...

this is a semiexperimental research to study effect of education on knowledge of mothers with children under six years of age about preventing their child from being poisoned and providing first aid in case of such an inctdent in tehran. 100 mothers between 18-38 years old were surveyed, the range of their education was from elementary to high school diploma. the tool for collection of data was...

Lead poisoning is a historic universal disease. Acute or chronic lead exposure may cause reversible or even permanent damages in human beings. Environmental lead exposure is a global health concern in children. Occupational lead poisoning is still a health issue, particularly in developing countries. During the last decades, new methods and medications have been advocated for the prevention and...

Objective: Acute poisoning is a common cause of hospital admission in Bangladesh. But, risk factors and characteristics of victims of different modes of poisoning have not been evaluated for possible intervention strategies. So, in this study we aimed to describe the pattern of acute poisoning in central Bangladesh as well as identifying risk factors for various mode of poisoning.Methods:...

Abstract: Introduction: Poisoning is an important public health issue globally. There are very few poison control centers in Pakistan with a very limited capacity to deal with poisoning emergencies. The aim of this study was to identify non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working for poison control and prevention in Pakistan and to assess their capacity an...

Iron poisoning has become uncommon. This success may underscore the importance of prevention by interventions gleaned from poison center data and poison prevention advocacy. Blister packaging, smaller dosages, and education of parents and health care professionals have led to a great decline in iron poisoning in the past two decades. Unfortunately, however, significant iron poisonings still occ...

In Poland, children are exposed to lead from the combustion of leaded gasoline and industrial processes. Since the early 1990s, emission levels have declined, and a ban on leaded petrol is anticipated in 2005. Major industrial sources are located in Silesia Province and the copper mining centre (Legnica region). Concerns about, lead exposure in children date back to the 1980s; mean blood lead l...