@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiological analysis of drug self-poisonings required by a mobile intensive care unit",
journal="Revue Medicale de Liege",
year="2006",
author="Maurin, Catherine and Ladwig, Michael and Labourel, Herve and Danel, V. and Saviuc, P. and Menthonnex, Elisabeth and Loizzo, F.",
volume="61",
number="3",
pages="185-189",
abstract="PURPOSE: Study the epidemiology, prehospital emergency care and short-term evolution of the drug self poisonings. METHODS: Retrospective analysis from January 1999 to December 2000 of drug self poisonings requiring Grenoble (France) intensive care unit action and patient follow up. RESULTS: 325 patients, 39.3 years old +/- 14.5 have been treated. The drug self poisonings are representing 4.6% of Grenoble mobile intensive care unit activity. The sex-ratio was, for the 15 to 24 years old population, 2.3 females for 1 male. Mobile intensive care unit has been decided in first intention on 56.3%. 556 toxic substances have been reported, psychotropics are prevailing (79.4% of all drug self poisonings). Intubation has been necessary in 24%. 64.4% of the treated population has been hospitalized into intensive care units. The main exit step of the first admission unit was returning home. Death rate was 0.9%. CONCLUSION: Drug self poisoning is an important part of mobile intensive care unit activity. The very low death rate could be related to several criteria: a high efficient rescue unit setting up a symptomatic based medical treatment and the current decreased toxicity of the ingested drugs.<p /> <p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0370-629X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}