@article{ref1,
title="The epidemiological surveillance of acute poisoning in 1997 (a study of 1140 cases from the area south of the Nadrid community)",
journal="Revista Clinica Espanola",
year="1999",
author="Caballero Vallés, P. J. and Dorado Pombo, S. and Brusínt Olivares, B. and Jerez Basurco, B. and Medina Sampedro, M.",
volume="199",
number="7",
pages="424-430",
abstract="Following a line of work we studied 1,140 acute poisoning (AP) attended at the Internal Medicine Emergency Department at 12 de Octubre Hospital, Madrid, in 1997. The incidence increased up to 157/100,000 inhabitants. Mean age was 36 years (SD: 15 y), median, 32 years. Self-inflicted AP: 1,052 cases (92%); the suicide attempt was the most common type (509, 48%). Among males, the alcoholic intoxication (332, 59%) predominated. Among accidental AP (88 cases), 90% occurred at home. Poisons: drugs. Drugs were used for 78% of suicide attempts. The relative incidence of benzodiazepines increased (47%) and that of antidepressive drugs decreased (11%). A remarkable increase in the &quot;other drugs&quot; group was noted, as well as the association of drugs and non-drugs (10%). Alcohol use increased significantly (249 cases more than in 1994), as well as drugs although to a lesser extent, breaking the trend observed in the last few years. Cocaine is now the most common (among women heroin is still the leading cause); 5 AP were caused by synthesis drugs (extasis, MDMA) and an increase was observed with &quot;other drugs&quot;. Antecedents: suicide attempts: depression (30%) and previous attempts (19%); ethylism: alcoholism (40%); AP with other drugs: drug abuse (52%). Admitted to ICU: 1.4%. The mortality rate decreased to 0.08%.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0014-2565",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}