TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Frequency of acute poisoning cases presented to Allied Hospital Emergency during March, 2017 to February, 2018
JO  - Annals of Punjab Medical College
A1  - Ahmad, Ehsan
A1  - Ashraf, Mohsina
A1  - Ehsan, Sumera
A1  - Riaz, Shanzay
A1  - Fayyaz, Naveera
A1  - Ashfaq, Maidah
SP  - 292
EP  - 295
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To determine the trend of acute poisoning in terms of age group, gender, types of poisons and month wise distribution. Study Design: The retrospective study. Settings: Allied Hospital, Faisalabad Pakistan. Duration: During March, 2017 to February, 2018. <br><br>METHODology: It comprised data of all patients who presented to the Medical Emergency Department with acute poisoning. The patients' data was collected from Medical records and was documented on pre structured proforma. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 964 cases of acute poisoning were studied of which 500 (51.86%) were female. Most of the patients aged 21-30 years (42.11%). Majority of poisoning cases (39%) were due to consumption of organophosphate, followed by household items (25%). Maximum cases presented in the months of September and October, 2017 and its rate was about 30.7%. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Youngsters (21-30 years) were inflicted more than any other age group and organophosphate was the most frequently used poison. Immediate steps should be taken to ban over the counter sale of such drugs that are used by public either intentionally or unintentionally resulting in poisoning.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2077-9143
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.29054/APMC/19.90
ID  - ref1
ER  -