The pattern of injury and poisoning in South East Iran

Ansari-Moghaddam, Alireza; Martiniuk, Alexandra; Mohammadi, Mehdi; Rad, Mahdieh; Sargazi, Fatemeh; Sheykhzadeh, Khodadad; Jelodarzadeh, Seddighe; Karimzadeh, F.

doi:10.1186/1472-698x-12-17

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“…Our findings were also in agreement with the findings in studies conducted in some developing countries like in India (Rathore et al, 2013) and Nepal (Budhathoki et al, 2009) where ingestion of household products like chlorine bleach (Clorox), pesticides, disinfectants, kerosene and unidentified products ranked first. Whereas in studies conducted in Turkey and Iran (Andiran &Sarikayalar, 2004 andAnsari-Moghaddam et al, 2012) other agents such as poisoning due to medication over-dose was found to be the most common cause.…”

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Study of Acute Poisoning Cases in Children Admitted To Menoufia Poison Control Center (MPCC) During the Year (2016)" A Prospective Study"

Kandeel

Farouny

2017

Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

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Background: Poisoning of children is a major health problem in the developing as well as the developed world; it represents an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children and adolescents. Objectives: This study was designed to describe the pattern of childhood poisoning cases admitted to Menoufia Poison Control Center (MPCC) at Menoufia University Hospital over one year. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective study conducted on 760 children less than 18 year with acute poisoning and all required data about socio-demographic status, poison data and clinical assessment were collected and statistically analyzed. Results: The total number of cases during the period of study was (760) cases, males outnumbered females (55.5% versus 44.5% respectively). Those from 2 to 6 year were the highest age group which represented 62.1%. Pesticide poisoning was the most common exposure (34.4%) followed by household cleaning agents (30%). Most of poisoned cases were accidental (91.7%) while only 8.3% were suicidal. The most common route of poisoning was oral one (92.6%). Seasonal variation was noticed as regards rate of admitted cases with increased rate in summer and spring. Pesticides were the most common agents resulting in death (13cases of 15). According to poison severity score (PSS) 65.8% of cases were minor followed by moderate, asymptomatic and severe cases (21.7%, 9.7% and 2.8% respectively). About 9.6% needed ICU admissions, 95.9% of cases were cured and mortality rate was 2 %. Conclusion: Most children poisoning was accidental, mainly by oral route, more in summer and spring seasons, most commonly due to pesticides and household cleaning agents. Most of cases were completely cured. Recommendations: All medications and toxic products should be kept out of reach of children, availability of child resistant containers, mass media should create awareness about this problem and finally, good parental supervision is always necessary.

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Study of Acute Poisoning Cases in Children Admitted To Menoufia Poison Control Center (MPCC) During the Year (2016)" A Prospective Study"

Kandeel

Farouny

2017

Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

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“…Studies from other countries also reported that RTAs were more common in males. 17,18 Risk to injuries due to RTAs remains high in males because in Indian society males being the earning members of family are subjected to work related stress and more exposure to outside environment as compared to females. 19 Hence there is need to carry out further research to explore pattern and causes of falls and RTAs, so that more appropriate preventive measures can be developed.…”

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“…Consistent with our findings, road and home were also identified by various studies in India as well as in other countries as common places of injuries. 8,12,14,15,[18][19][20] Probable reason for more injuries on the road in an urban area is due to traffic and other risk factors especially in developing countries, such as no segregation of pedestrian from wheeled traffic, poor enforcement of traffic safety regulations, defective layout of cross roads and speed breakers.…”

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Epidemiological profile of injuries in urban and urban slum areas of Rajkot city, India: a community based study

Gosalia

Thakrar²,

Chudasama

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Injuries and violence are among the most prominent public health problems in the world. Objective was to study the epidemiological profile of injuries in urban and urban slum areas of Rajkot city, India.Methods: A community based study was conducted in Rajkot city with sample size of 540 households. Total 30 clusters (society) were selected from 805 notified societies including 20 clusters from urban areas and 10 clusters from urban slum areas of Rajkot city. From identified cluster, 18 households were selected to achieve targeted sample size 540. All injuries reported among all household members in the last 12 months were included in the study. A total of 2,367 persons of all ages were interviewed.Results: The prevalence of injury was 14% among 2,367 study participants. Almost all injuries (99.1%) were unintentional in nature. The leading causes of injures were falls (49.2%) and road traffic accidents (RTAs) (35.7%). Significant numbers of injuries were reported among males (p<0.01). The males reported RTAs (46.9%) and females reported falls (64.2%) as a common type of injury (p<0.01). Lower limb (70.1%) was the most commonly affected body part and road (38.4%) was the most common place of injury occurrence. Average money spent by injured person was Rs. 7,000. Only 11.3 % study participants had health insurance.Conclusions: Injury prevention priorities should be focused on the leading causes such as falls and RTAs to develop specific preventive strategies.

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“…Animal bites are public health concern in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the pattern and frequency vary in different areas (6)(7)(8)(9)(10). Golestan province in the north of the country has a high incidence of animal bites (11) and the highest rate of animal bites has, recently, been reported from Aq Qala, Golestan province -1 222 bites per 100 000 persons (12).…”

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Epidemiological characteristics and trends in the incidence of animal bites in Maku County, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003-2012

Shamshirgaran

Barzkar

Ghaffari-Fam

et al. 2017

East Mediterr Health J

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Caractéristiques et tendances épidémiologiques de l'incidence des morsures d'animaux dans la préfecture de Makou (République islamique d'Iran), 2003-2012RÉSUMÉ La présente étude a examiné les caractéristiques et l'incidence épidémiologiques dans le temps des morsures d'animaux dans la préfecture de Makou. Les données ont été obtenues à partir des registres de centres de santé portant sur les morsures d'animaux entre 2003 et 2012. Des informations sur les caractéristiques démographiques et les facteurs associés aux morsures d'animaux ont été enregistrées. Un total de 2232 personnes avaient été mordues. La fréquence des morsures était plus élevée parmi les hommes (75,4 %), les habitants ruraux (72,3 %) et les individus de moins de 20 ans (47,3 %). La plupart des morsures se situaient au niveau des jambes et des pieds (65 %) et les chiens étaient responsables de 92 % des morsures. Plus de 25 % des personnes mordues mettaient plus d'une journée à recourir à des soins, en particulier les habitants ruraux. L'incidence moyenne était de 250 pour 100 000 habitants, et on observait une tendance linéaire en hausse statistiquement significative sur la période de 10 ans. Il est nécessaire de sensibiliser le public, et particulièrement les habitants ruraux, à l'importance d'un traitement rapide. Eu égard à la tendance croissante des morsures d'animaux, une politique sanitaire pour s'attaquer à ce problème est requise. Most bites were to the legs and feet (65%) and dogs were responsible for 92% of bites. Over 25% of those bitten delayed seeking care for more than a day, particularly rural residents. The mean incidence was 250 per 100 000 population and there was a statistically significant increasing linear trend over the 10-year period. There is a need to raise public awareness, especially among rural residents, of the importance of early treatment. Given the increasing trend in animal bites, a health policy to tackle this problem is needed. -

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The pattern of injury and poisoning in South East Iran

Cited by 17 publications

References 20 publications

Study of Acute Poisoning Cases in Children Admitted To Menoufia Poison Control Center (MPCC) During the Year (2016)" A Prospective Study"

Study of Acute Poisoning Cases in Children Admitted To Menoufia Poison Control Center (MPCC) During the Year (2016)" A Prospective Study"

Epidemiological profile of injuries in urban and urban slum areas of Rajkot city, India: a community based study

Epidemiological characteristics and trends in the incidence of animal bites in Maku County, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003-2012

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