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Epidemiological Study of Various Poisonings in Patients Referred to Dezful General Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran
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Sajad Jalili Fard1    , Mohammad Reza Abyaz2 , Nooshin Asadmasjedi 3 |
1- School of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
2- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
3- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran , no.masjedi@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (654 Views) |
Introduction: Over the recent years, considering the prevalence of poisonings and the costs imposed on the country’s health system and the risk of death for those exposed, the researchers decided to perform a study with the aim of epidemiologically investigating the types of poisonings in patients referred to Dezful Hospital from 2017 to 2019.
Methods: This retrospective descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was performed on 896 patients referred to Dezful General Hospital between 2017 and 2019 due to poisoning. Study data were extracted from patients’ medical records and documents, which were extracted from patients’ records based on a pre-designed checklist. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS Version 24 statistic software.
Results: Fifty-three point seven percent of people (481 people) were male and the rest were female. The results showed a significant relationship between gender and poisoning and this probability was higher in men. The highest percentage of intentional poisonings (55.6%), in the summer season (35.3%), singles (51.7%), age group 21 to 35 years (40.6%) and city dwellers (4.4%) were 80%).
Conclusion: Public education about animal bites, drugs abuse, medications and side effects can help save lives and diminish the amount of poisoning hospital admission.
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| Keywords: Poisoning, Epidemiology, Hospital |
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Type of Article: Research Article |
Subject:
Forensic Epidemiology
Received: 2022/06/5 | Revised: 2022/11/14 | Accepted: 2022/08/20 | ePublished: 2022/11/7
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