Investigating the Epidemiology of Emergency Cases Death with in Emergency Ward of Zabol
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Research/Original Article (بدون رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
Background
Acute poisoning is a major public health problem and one of the most common causes of admittance in OECD centers around the world. Recognizing the main causes of poisoning can help to find ways to prevent, control and treat accidental poisoning and provide efficient health advice. Accordingly, the present study was conducted to investigate the epidemiology of emergency cases of poisoning in emergency ward of Zabol in 2017.
Methods
This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2017 to investigate the epidemiology of emergency cases (n = 649) of poisoning in emergency ward of Zabol. The data was collected by specific check list made by investigator which included demographic data such as gender, age, all types of intentional and unintentional poisoning and patient condition. Collected data was encoded and analyzed by SPSS 19, t-test and Chi-square statistical tests. Less than 0.05 was considered significance level.
Results
In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 649 subjects with intentional and unintentional poisoning, including 402 (0.62) males and 247 (0.38) females, dealt with.
Conclusion
Generally, the findings of this study indicate that the prevalence of acute poisoning, especially intentional poisoning, is higher in adolescents and young people. The most common cause of poisoning turned out to be drug abuse. The intentional poisoning was the most common type of poisoning observed in the subjects.
Language:
Persian
Published:
Journal of Zabol Medical School, Volume:1 Issue: 1, 2019
Pages:
38 to 41
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