2017 Annual Report of Medical Toxicology Consultations/General Directorate of Poison Control Centres-Ministry of Health-Saudi Arabia

Mousa, Fawaz A Al; khayyal, Raed A Al; Gado, Ali M; Tammam, Hany G; Ragab, Ahmed

doi:10.4172/2161-0495.1000391

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“…Drug poisoning was reported among the most common causes of unintentional injury. Almost half of poisonings cases occurred in children younger than 6 years [21,29]. In the study reported between 2010 and 2016, more than half of all cases of poisoning occurred in children younger than 2 years [42].…”

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“…Studies of chemical substance and drug poisoning in Saudi Arabia explored the relation between gravity and frequency of impacts and methods to prevent risk in different regions [21,29]. Poisoning with drugs and chemicals is still a major health problem with the advent of the vast number of new drugs and chemicals [30] and identified as the main cause of poisoning in Qassim, Makkah, and Majmaah regions [31,32].…”

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Drug and Chemical Poisoning Patterns in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia

Alnasser

2021

Drug Res (Stuttg)

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This research reveals that drugs and chemicals poisoning have been reported to have severe and fetal side effects on health provided by doctors in statistics and periodical records. This work aimed to explore the interaction among drug and chemical poisoning patterns concerning risk factors, especially gender, age, exposure circumstances, and outcomes in the Makkah region. A retrospective analysis was of clinical drug and chemical poisoning cases (2014–2015). The data were retrieved from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Ministry of Health, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health received 1216 reports of drug and chemical poisoning during 2014–2015 in Makkah. This study has found that, the most affected gender was that of males (65%). The most affected age category with drug poisoning was over 15 years old (67%), but under 5 years for chemical poisoning (60%). The majority of drug poisoning cases are unknown drugs (42%), which accidental poisoning was a minority compared with other drug causes (27%). Chemical poisoning accidents were the majority causes of the recorded cases (63%). We reported healthy recovered without complications for most patients from drug and chemical poisoning (85–95%). Antidotes were administered in only (5%) of cases, and fatalities were reported (0.5% of cases). We have shown a flagrant increase in the number of people poisoned by drugs and chemical agents during 2015. Increases poisoning cases involved both genders and all studied age categories, especially males over 15 years up to 25 (drugs) and < 5 years (chemicals). Most cases were accidental (chemicals) and reported healthy recovery for most patients.

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Drug and Chemical Poisoning Patterns in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia

Alnasser

2021

Drug Res (Stuttg)

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“…40 A large number of studies reported that pharmaceutical toxicity was the most common type of poisoning in Saudi Arabia, especially acetaminophen. 36,40,[45][46][47] Moreover, it was reported that toxicity via paracetamol overdose was frequently seen in Saudi Arabia, especially in young females attempting suicide. 48 In other countries, the representation of acute toxicity could be different.…”

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Incidence and profile of acute intoxication among adult population in Najran, Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study

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Acute poisoning is considered one of the most important medical emergencies, resulting in severe morbidity and mortality, and is an economic burden on governments. This study aimed to determine the extent of acute adult intoxication among the population located in the Najran area, Saudi Arabia, over the last 3 years (from January 2017 to December 2019). The study is a hospital-based retrospective observational study. The data of all acutely intoxicated adult patients were collected from patients’ files of King Khalid Hospital, the main hospital in the Najran area. In this study, the total number of intoxicated patients was 852. Patients were divided into three groups according to their age: 15–25 years, 26–35 years and >35 years. Accidental intoxication was predominant (64.6%), especially with therapeutic drugs (60.2%), predominantly acetaminophen and amphetamine, which intoxicated 24.5% and 23.4% of the patients, respectively. Moreover, this study showed that 10.6% of patients were intoxicated with overdoses of alcohol, mostly among patients aged over 35 years. Furthermore, the present study revealed that 23.9% of patients were intoxicated with household chemicals, especially Clorox bleach or Flash. Patients presented with a wide range of symptoms; some were even asymptomatic. Overall, patients’ outcomes were good; mortalities were few (1.2%), and most fatalities were found in patients aged over 35 years (60%). The present study showed that pharmaceutical drugs constituted the most common causative agents in acute intoxication. Household chemicals, especially Clorox bleach, Flash and pesticides, are highly implicated in the acute toxicity problem. Drug abuse, especially amphetamine and alcohol, still represents a great threat facing people from the Najran region. It is crucial to deliver effective public health education programmes to increase community awareness about the predisposing risk factors of acute toxicity, whether as overdoses or suicide attempts.

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“…To avoid repeat poisoning episodes, preventative measures such as removing certain objects from the home or putting them out of reach of children are recommended. When callers are referred to a medical facility, the facility is notified, and information about the case as well as the toxicology of the poison involved is made available [ 6 , 7 ].…”

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“…Toxicology research, which focuses on poison control center clinical services and contribution of centers in researching and treating poisonings are very precious in improving their services [ 7 , 8 ]. Therefore, the present study aims to review and assess the characteristics of toxic events received by the toxicological information center's hotline all over Saudi Arabia during 2020.…”

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confidence: 99%