Intoxicações Exógenas: Perfil Dos Casos Que Necessitaram De Assistência Intensiva Em 2007

Abstract

The intoxications records showed that there was a predominance of females (56.3%) over males (43.6%). Most cases were caused by poisoning with carbamate (26.6%), followed by coumarin rodenticides (23.4%) and pyrethroids (22.3%). From the total, 69% were healed, 23.5% had healing not confirmed and 7.5% died. Conclusion: Exogenous intoxications in 2007 showed the products causing ICU admissions were those used illegally such as rodenticides. It is also notable that medicines and insecticides had part in the number of cases.

Accidental intoxication of the infant-juvenile population in households: profiles of emergency care

“…In other national and international studies, a significant number also underlined care for accidental poisoning in the infant-juvenile population (8)(9)(13)(14)(15)(16) , revealing the need for preventive measures to reduce the incidence, since all accidental events are considered predictable and preventable (17) . Other studies corroborate our findings, in which there was a prevalence of male victims in accidental intoxications (3,(9)(10)(11)16,(18)(19)(20) , which may be explained by behavioral factors, since boys are known to be more active and restless than girls, and social and cultural factors, as greater vigilance is given to girls, while boys are freer in their play and more exposed to the risks of the home environment for intoxication/poisoning (9)(10) .…”

Panoramas Das Intoxicações Por Medicamentos No Brasil

“…Geralmente as intoxicações são originadas devido à ingestão de dosagens elevadas dessas substâncias, podendo ser uma exposição profissional ou acidental, abuso, tentativa de suicídio ou homicídio. Considerando todo o universo de intoxicações das leves às graves, as mais comuns são provocadas por medicamentos, principalmente os antipsicóticos (SILVA et al, 2011).…”

Características epidemiológicas e clínicas de vítimas intoxicadas pelo herbicida Paraquat no cone sul da Amazônia Legal-Brasil

“…As intoxicações exógenas por agrotóxicos são frequentes no atendimento médico dos serviços de urgência e emergência em todo o mundo, sendo consideradas importantes fatores para morbidade e mortalidade [1][2][3]. Segundo o Ministério da Saúde, [4] o uso contínuo, indiscriminado ou inadequado de agrotóxicos é considerado um relevante problema ambiental e de saúde pública.…”