2008 Database of Korean Toxic Exposures: A Preliminary Study
Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
;
: 51-60, 2010.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-106918
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study was to investigate toxic exposures in emergency centers with using a toxic exposure surveillance system-based report form as a preliminary study.METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of toxic exposure patients who visited emergency centers from January to December 2008.RESULTS:
3,157 patients from 11 emergency centers were enrolled. Males were involved in 47.9% of the total cases of exposure and in 60.1% of the cases of fatal exposure. Suicidal intent was the most common (61.0%) reason and most (87.4%) fatal exposures were suicidal. Pesticides were involved in 30.7% of the cases and sedative/hypnotics/antipsychotics were involved in 20.5%. The substances most frequently involved in fatalities were pesticides, and a 48.4% fatality rate was recorded for paraquat exposure.CONCLUSION:
The toxic exposure data showed the preliminary poisoning events in emergency centers. It is recommended that toxicology professionals should develop a toxic surveillance system and serial reporting should be performed.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Paraquat
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Pesticides
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Toxicology
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Medical Records
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Retrospective Studies
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Emergencies
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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