@article{ref1,
title="Nationwide Survey of Clinical Cases of Pesticide Poisoning (Disorders) in Japan, 1996-1997 FY",
journal="Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine",
year="2000",
author="Matsushita, Toshio",
volume="",
number="",
pages="111-127",
abstract="Data concerning clinical cases of pesticide poisoning (disorders) were collected from members of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine during 1996-1997 FY throughout the nation using a new prescribed form, and were analyzed statistically.&lt;BR&gt;1) A total of 232 cases of poisoning (disorders) by agricultural chemicals were reported from 38 hospitals and other medical institutions.&lt;BR&gt;2) By types of clinical manifestations, the majority of the cases were acute or subacute pesticide poisoning (70.3%), which was followed by acute dermatitis (20.7%).&lt;BR&gt;3) Suicide accounted for 53.4% of the pesticide poisoning (disorders) cases. Poisoning caused after spraying in fields or green houses accounted for 17.2%, during spraying 15.9%, and so forth.&lt;BR&gt;4) Organophosphate insecticides were the most frequent inducers of the clinical cases (35.8%), which was followed by a herbicide bipyridylium (16.8%) and a fungicide fluazinum (15.5%).&lt;BR&gt;5) Main factors contributing to the onset of pesticide poisoning (disorders) excluding suicide were nature of agricultural chemicals (32.7%), insufficient protective clothing (25.7%), overconfidence (21.8%), carelessness (16.8%), ignorance (16.8%), and so forth.&lt;BR&gt;6) Epidemiological features such as by sex, age, seasons, and prognoses were also analyzed and discussed.<p /><p>Language: ja</p>",
language="ja",
issn="0468-2513",
doi="10.2185/jjrm.49.111",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2185/jjrm.49.111"
}