An epidemiological survey of drug poisoning and a comparison with other poisonings cases admitted to a university hospital in Gorgan, Iran, ۲۰۰۸-۲۰۱۵

  • سال انتشار: 1396
  • محل انتشار: مجله اپیدمیولوژی و نظام سلامت، دوره: 4، شماره: 2
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_INJER-4-2_002
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 358
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نویسندگان

Mohammad Shokrzadeh

Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Pharmacology and Toxicology Dept., Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, I.R. Iran

Amir Hajimohammadi

Surgery Dept., Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, I.R. Iran; Clinical Research Development Unit, ۵ Azar Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, I.R. Iran

Reza Hoseinpoor

Student, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Dept., Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, I.R. Iran

Azam Delaram

Medical Records Center, ۵ Azar Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, I.R. Iran

Yaghoub Shayeste

Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, I.R. Iran

چکیده

Background and aims: Acute drug poisoning is a major public health problem in the world.The aim of this study was to investigate the trends and characteristics of acute drug poisoning and to compare that with other poisonings in Gorgan, Iran. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was done from March ۲۰۰۸ to march ۲۰۱۵. Data were obtained from medical records. Stata software and Pearson's chi-squared test were used for data analysis. Results: A total of ۸۰۰ poisoning cases, ۵۷۳ cases were due to drug poisoning. The majority of the ۵۷۳ patients (۵۰.۸% male) were in the age range of ۲۰-۲۹ years (۴۷.۸%) and ۷۸% of them were living in urban areas. The maximum number of poisoning occurred during summer season (۲۷%). The most common agents involved in acute drug poisoning were sedatives-hypnotics drugs, especially BZDs (۳۷.۲%), followed by Tramadol (۱۷.۳%) and Cardiac drugs (۱۳.۱%). Poisoning most commonly occurred as ingestion of single drug (۵۵%). More than half (۷۷.۱%) of the cases were intentional poisoning (suicide), followed by overdose (۶۳.۱%), drug abuse (۵۱.۹%) and accidental poisoning (۱۷.۳%). Moreover, the most common drug involved in intentional poisoning was BZDs (۴۴%).۹ patients (۱.۶%) died, of which ۳(۳۳.۳%) were due to Narcotic drugs. Conclusion: Drugs were the most common cause of poisonings and the majority of acute drug poisoning in Gorgan was associated with suicide attempts. So, easy access to the most prominent methods of suicide i.e. consumption of drugs particularly BZDs should be restricted.

کلیدواژه ها

Drug, Poisoning, Intention, Epidemiology

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