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Descriptive Study of Intoxicated Cases Received at Emergency Department at Suez Canal University Hospital in Ismailia City
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hagras, Abeer M. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Objectives: The study aimed at investigating the epidemiology, clinical course, diagnosis, management and outcome of acute poisoning cases received to Emergency Department at Suez Canal University hospitals in Ismailia city. Subject and Methods : This is descriptive study conducted at the Emergency Department at Suez Canal University Hospital in Ismailia city, Egypt in the period between July and December, 2007. Results: The total number of cases was 70 in 6 months. The large number of cases was in age between 21-35 years. The mean age of the patients was 26.3 years. Accidental poisoning was the commonest mode of intoxication (accidental 81.4% intentional 17.6%). Ingestion was the most common route of exposure. Males were more common than females (62.9% males and females 37.1%). Conclusion: Intoxication is a health problem in Ismailia governorate. There is a defect in registration of poisoning cases. Intoxication was common in adults. Food poisoning affected a large number of cases followed by medical poisoning. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://medicaljournalofcairouniversity.net/Home/images/pdf/2010/march/44.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
