Citation

Przybylska A. Przegl. Epidemiol. 2004; 58(1): 111-121.

Vernacular Title

Zatrucia chemicznymi srodkami ochrony roslin w 2002 roku.

Affiliation

Zakład Epidemiologii Państwowego Zakładu Higieny Ul. Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warszawa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Panstwowy Zaklad Wydawnictw Lekarskich)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15218649

Abstract

A total number of 103 cases and 4 deaths of poisoning caused by chemicals for plant protection were registered in Poland in 2002 (incidence 0.27 per 100,000 population). There were: 68 cases (66% of total) after intake of chemicals (after suicidal intake--36% and 3 deaths, after accidental intake--22%, after intake with food--6% and 2%--after exposition at undetermined circumstances of intake); 22 cases (21%) after exposition at agricultural labour, connected with spray of chemicals without adequate protective clothing; 11% (1 death) after exposition in other situation; and 2%--after exposition in undetermined situation. In 2002 were registered four outbreaks: two (four and two cases) after intake of food, one (two cases) after exposition during weeding before lapse of a currency period and one (two cases) after exposition at chemical in spray and during connected weeding.

Language: pl