@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiological analysis for Quzhou pesticide poisoning of year 2008 to 2010",
journal="Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi",
year="2012",
author="Zhao, Shi-Guang and Liu, Si-Feng",
volume="30",
number="9",
pages="676-678",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To provide scientific evidence of making measures for prevention of pesticide poisoning, the investigation on the condition of pesticide poisoning was carried out in Quzhou. METHODS: Registration data of pesticide poisoning from 2008 to 2010 in Quzhou were collected and statistically analyzed by SPSS 12.0. RESULTS: During the three years, there were 1222 cases reported for pesticide poisoning. Among them, the number of occupational poisoning was 225 (1 case died), with fatality rate of 0.44%. The number of non-occupational poisoning was 997 (77 cases died), and its fatality rate was 7.72% . The incidence of occupational poisoning and non-occupational poisoning accounted for 18.4% and 81.6% respectively. Male patients were in the majority in occupational pesticides poisoning (accounting for 76.4%), female patients in non-occupational poisoning (accounting for 52.1%). The pesticide poisoning mainly occurred from July to September. Occupational poisoning and non-occupational poisoning cases mainly concentrated in over 65 age group, accounting for 36.0% (81 cases) and 26.3% (262 cases) respectively. Insecticide ranks the first in the terms of total poisoning cases caused by pesticide, and organophosphate poisoning ranks the first in all insecticides. CONCLUSION: Pesticides poisoning has badly threatened the public health in Quzhou, attention should be paid to non-occupational poisoning. The pesticides poisoning was mainly caused by organophosphate insecticides.<p /> <p>Language: zh</p>",
language="zh",
issn="1001-9391",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}