Hospital admissions due to acute poisoning in the New Territories, Hong Kong.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1994 Sep; 25(3): 579-82
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-33848
ABSTRACT
To study the pattern of acute poisoning in the New Territories East of Hong Kong, 291 adult cases admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital in 1989 were reviewed. The female-to-male ratio was 2.3 to 1 and the majority of patients (83%) were below the age of 40. The main poisons involved were hypnotics and sedatives (44.3%), household products (14.8%) and analgesics (10%). The poisoning was intentional in the majority of cases (98.6%). A specific antidote was necessary in 5.2% of cases. Four patients died after admission giving an overall mortality of 1.4%. When compared to the findings from other western countries, important variations in the pattern of acute poisoning were seen in Hong Kong. Firstly, a substantial proportion of drugs ingested were not dispensed labeled although their nature could usually be determined. Secondly, "Dettol", a household antiseptic, was commonly used in self-poisoning episodes. The lack of drug identification labeling on dispensed medicines outside hospitals is of great concern to all physicians in Hong Kong.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Admission du patient
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Intoxication
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Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus
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Sujet âgé
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Maladie aigüe
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Études rétrospectives
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Adolescent
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Aged80
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Année:
1994
Type:
Article
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