TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Organophosphate pesticide poisoning in 50 Ethiopian patients
JO  - Ethiopian medical journal
A1  - Abebe, M.
SP  - 109
EP  - 118
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
N2  - Organophosphate pesticide poisoning in 50 patients treated at the Tikur Anbessa Hospital over a period of 6 years is described. Most of the cases were attempted suicide (94%). The majority of the patients presented with the typical clinical features of Parasympathetic overactivity. Atropine was the mainstay of treatment. Mortality from organophosphate pesticide poisoning was 20%. There is a strong need to device a national system of control of pesticides and educate the public about the dangers of pesticides.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0014-1755
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -