Citation

Navabi SMN, Navabi SJ, Aghaei A, Shaahmadi Z, Heydari R. Epidemiol. Health 2018; 40: e2018022.

Affiliation

School of medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Korean Society of Epidemiology)

DOI

10.4178/epih.e2018022

PMID

29807406

Abstract

PURPOSE: Aluminum phosphide (ALP) or rice tablet is one of the most effective rodenticides used for the protection of grain storages from animals and rodents. ALP poisoning annually leads to mortality in human beings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics and predictive factors affecting mortality from ALP poisoning.

METHODS: This study evaluated patients with ALP poisoning referred to Imam Khomeini hospital in Kermanshah from 2014 to 2015. There are several data gathered from patient such as age, sex, number of consumed tablets, the number of attempts to commit suicide, elapsed time from consuming till treatment, blood pressure, PH, HCO3 and PCO2. Survivors (recovery) and non-survivors (death) from ALP poisoning are also evaluated in this study. Univariate logistic regression and multivariate analysis have been applied for data analysis.

RESULTS: In this study, 48 patients were male and 29 patients were female, respectively (total 77 patient). The average age of survivors and non-survivors were 28.69 and 31.34 years, respectively. All cases (100%) of ALP poisoning were tried to commit suicide. The results showed that the main predictive variables of mortality from ALP poisoning were blood pressure, PH and elapsed time from consuming till treatment.

CONCLUSION: The prognosis of death for patients with ALP poisoning can be determined by awareness of some of the main characteristics or factors such as blood pressure, PH and elapsed time from consuming till treatment. This can give a possibility for healthcare groups to consider more measures in patients with ALP poisoning.

Language: en

Keywords

Aluminum phosphide; Poisoning; Predictive factors; Rice tablets; mortality