However, in India the exact incidence is unknown as there is under reporting of cases of poisoning. 1 In the United Kingdom (UK) poisoning accounts for an estimated 10-20% of acute medical admissions and 5-10% of the workload of Accident and Emergency (A&E) department. WHO conservatively estimates the high incidence of pesticide poisoning in developing countries. Half a million people die each year as a result of various kinds of poisoning, including.
The incidence of poisoning worldwide is unknown. WHO reports estimate poisoning either intentionally or accidentally as one of the common causes of increased morbidity and mortality rate. Acute poisoning is also a common problem worldwide. Suicidal poisoning has become a common day-to-day event. INTRODUCTION: The word poison can be defined as “A substance that causes injury, illness, or death, especially by chemical means”. KEYWORDS: Aluminum hydroxide, Organophosphorus, Mechanical ventilation. The mortality could be decreased by enhanced ICU care, better medical management, appropriate supportive therapy and further restrictions on the highly toxic pesticides. Patient education by conducting community based public awareness camps and lectures might also help in bringing down the incidence of poisoning. The reasons being agriculture based economics, poverty due to poor agricultural yield and easy availability of pesticides. CONCLUSION: Pesticides were the main cause of poisoning (68.97%). The most common indication for mechanical ventilation in these patients was respiratory failure due to OP poisoning. In some history did not reveal the identity of the drugs. Amongst these, 4 had consumed aluminum phosphide and all 4 of them died. Others had consumed drugs which included analgesics, carbomates, anti-hypertensive, spirit, benzodiazepines. RESULTS: Majority of the cases were due to organophosphorus compound poisoning (n=47, 61%). Data was collected in structured format and analyzed. Ventilator support and supportive treatment was instituted to required patients as per our ICU criteria of intubation and Ventilation.
Detailed history, clinical examination and laboratory investigations were done in all patients. This study includes 84 poisoning Patients who were admitted to ICU care. METHODS: The study was done in patients admitted with history of poisoning under the department of medicine at RRMCH Hospital, Bengaluru from December 2013 to November 2014. We report clinical features, demographic data, laboratory results, mortality rate, and the results of our treatment in cases who came with the history of poisoning.
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