ABSTRACT
Authors believe, that the autopsy material of their department characterizes the sudden, unexpected and accidental and violent deaths in the capital. On the basis of the 15 year autopsy material 1057 cases of accidental deaths from poisoning are analyzed according to the year of occurrence, the age and sex of the deceased and the type of poisoning. 7 per cent out of all accidental deaths was poisoning. The number of cases increased evenly and at a progressive rate. The majority of the deceased (675 persons) were males. The frequency of fatal poisoning among females older 60 years of age constantly increased. The number of accidents among children decreased during the period studied.
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Poisoning/mortality , Accidents , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Hungary , Infant , Male , Middle Aged , Statistics as TopicABSTRACT
In the examined 15 year period accidental deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning amounted to 641 persons--341 males and 300 females. The number of poisonings increased evenly and at a progressive rate, although the frequency of carbon monoxide poisoning--among the accidental poisonings--decreased. The majority of the deceased from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning was older 60 years. 90.4 per cent of cases occurred at home. In 37.7 per cent of the cases the source of the gas appeared to be the gap-tap turned off wrongly and in 36.4 per cent the escape of gas. 4.4 per cent of the cases survived. 14.4 per cent of the deceased had alcohol in their blood.
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Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning/mortality , Poisoning/mortality , Accidents , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Humans , Hungary , Infant , Middle AgedABSTRACT
In the examined 15 year period 174 persons--134 males and 40 females--died from alcohol poisoning. The number of cases of accidental alcohol poisonings has considerably increased. The number of cases of alcohol poisoning has increased at a rate thrice as high as the poisonings of all the other causes. The number of cases in the last third of the 15-year-period was five time higher than in the first third of it. The number of women deceased of alcohol poisoning increased at a greater rate than that of the males. Deaths from alcohol poisoning occurred first of all among the age groups between 40--59. In 67 cases of fatal alcohol poisoning the alcohol level in the serum was under 3 0/00. Regarding the latter, authors emphasize the importance of experts-opinions dealing with indirect cause relationships.
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Alcoholic Intoxication/mortality , Poisoning/mortality , Accidents , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Hungary , Infant , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
In the 15-year-period analyzed 242 persons--170 males and 72 females--died from various kind of poisons (alcohol and carbon monoxide excluded). The fatal poisonings were as follows: 69 cases--due to mushroom, 33--organic solvents, 23--23 cases--caustic material (soda and acids), 21--methylalcohol, 18--weedkillers and insecticides. Some types of poisonings seems to be more frequent among males, others among females. The frequency of above mentioned poisonings decreases. The majority of deceased appeared to be of elderly age. The type of poisoning and the age of the deceased are not correlated.
