Citation

Kotwica M, Rogaczewska A. Przegl. Lek. 2002; 59(4-5): 318-324.

Vernacular Title

Ostre zatrucia w Polsce w latach 1997-1999. Analiza danych zgromadzonych w Krajowym Centrum Informacji Toksykologicznej.

Affiliation

Krajowe Centrum Informacji Toksykologicznej Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dr med. J. Nofera, 90-950 Łódź, ul. Sw. Teresy 8. malgo@imp.lodz.pl

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Przeglad Lekarski)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12183997

Abstract

This work analyses the 1997-1999 data received from Polish poison units at Gdańsk, Kraków, Lublin, Łódź, Poznań, Rzeszów, Tarnów, Sosnowiec, Warszawa, Wrocław on patients hospitalised there and patients treated at other hospitals but consulted by specialists of those centres. The analysis shows that drugs constituted the most frequent cause of the poisonings (over 45% all poisonings). Poisonings with: alcohols accounted for 17.6%, gases (primarily by carbon monoxide) for 5.3%, pesticides for 4.5%, substances of abuse for 4.1%, and with organic solvents for 4.0% total poisonings. Suicidal poisonings constituted about 36% total poisonings, accidental over 25%, poisonings resulting for street-drugs and alcohol abuse over 23%, chemical emergency or fire 1%, while occupational poisonings constituted only 0.9% total poisonings. In 1997-1999, the highest numbers of deaths were recorded after intake of: drugs (102), ethylene glycol (39), alcohols (49, including 16 after intake of methanol and 33 after intake of ethanol), pesticides (15 deaths).

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