Non-medicinal poisoning pattern in adults referred to the ۵Azar hospital of Gorgan from ۲۰۰۸ to ۲۰۱۵

Background & Objective: Poisonings are of the major public health challenges. Non-medicinal poisonings are of the most common types and causes of referring to medical centers worldwide. The present study was aimed to determine the non-medicinal poisonings pattern in adults of Gorgan city. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on all non-medicinal poisoned patients referred to the ۵Azar hospital from ۲۰۰۸ – ۲۰۱۵. Data were collected on checklists using census data collection method and were analyzed by Stata ۱۱.۰ software using Pearson’s Chi- square test. Results: Of all ۸۰۰ admitted poisoning cases, ۲۲۷ individuals were non-medicinal and mostly male (۷۲.۷%). The ages of ۳۴.۴ % of cases were between ۲۰ and ۲۹ years. Moreover, ۶۸.۷% of all cases were living in urban areas, ۵۷.۷% were married and ۲۷.۸% were educated up to high school. Poisonings mostly occurred during summer (۳۰%) and intentional (suicidal) poisonings were known as the major form (۴۷.۱%). Opium and aluminum phosphide were the most important poisoning agents (۵۴.۲%). Finally, ۲۹ patients (۱۲.۸%) had passed away where aluminum phosphide poisoning was the main reason (۵۵.۲%). Conclusion: Intentional poisonings by opium and aluminum phosphide were identified as the main causes of non-medicinal poisonings. It is necessary to emphasize on educational programs, prevention methods and general awareness.

کلیدواژه ها:

poisoning ، non-medicinal ، opium ، aluminum phosphide ، مسمومیت ، غیر دارویی ، اپیوم ، فسفید آلومینیوم ، گرگان