Pattern of poisoning cases in a hospital in a Terai district of central Nepal

Poisoning is a major global health problem and is one of the major causes of hospitalization through emergency. The objective of this study is to evaluate the characteristics of poisoning cases admitted to emergency department over a one year period. A hospital based study was carried out in the eme...

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Published inNepal Medical College journal : NMCJ Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 160
Main Authors Gurung, C K, Dahal, R, Khanal, P, Nepal, S, Jaiswal, A K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nepal 01.09.2011
Subjects
Accidents - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nepal
Poisoning - diagnosis
Poisoning - epidemiology
Poisoning - therapy
Retrospective Studies
Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
Nepal
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Summary:Poisoning is a major global health problem and is one of the major causes of hospitalization through emergency. The objective of this study is to evaluate the characteristics of poisoning cases admitted to emergency department over a one year period. A hospital based study was carried out in the emergency department, Mahendra Adarsha Chikitsalaya, Chitwan analyzing the data of the poisoning cases attended for one year duration by searching all the medical records. A total of 921 poisoning cases presented to emergency department in the year 2007. The female to male ratio was 1.17:1. Most of poisoning occurred in the age group 15-24 years. Snake bite was the commonest form of poisoning amongst all cases. By occupation, 46.0% cases were in farmers. Accidental poisoning prevailed over intentional poisoning. Seasonal trend revealed maximum cases being in summer (42.4%). Poisoning shows seasonal trend and hence proper intervention is required in community level.