TY - JOUR T1 - Acute Poisoning Cases Admitted to a Tertiary Hospital Emergency Department: A Prospective and Discriptive Study AU - Sivakumar, S. AU - Wari, R. JO - Research Journal of Medical Sciences VL - 19 IS - 4 SP - 13 EP - 17 PY - 2025 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-9346 DO - makrjms.2025.4.13.17 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=makrjms.2025.4.13.17 KW - Acute poisoning KW - pesticides AB -

The aim of this study was to determine the demographic, etiologic, and clinical characteristics of acute poisoning cases admitted to the Emergency Department of sree mookambika college of mediccal sciences, to determine the risk factors leading to poisoning and to determine the follow‐up periods of these cases in the emergency department and intensive care unit. Poisoning remains a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide Acute poisoning is characterized as exposure to a toxic substance for a short period of time, typically less than 24 hours In many parts of the world, acute poisoning is a big public health problem that can be avoided and leads to illness and death. In the past, statistics on patients poisoned in emergency departments in India prospective study included patients aged 18 years and older who were admitted to the emergency department of sree mookambika college of medical sciences with acute poisoning during the 6‐month period between April 15, 2024 and October 15, 2025. This discriptive study was planned prospectively to include cases of acute poisoning in individuals aged 18 years and older who were admitted to the Sree mookambika college of medical sciences Emergency Department. Among a total of 236,464 patients admitted to the adult emergency department within a 6‐month period, 432 (0.18%) patients aged 18 years and over were followed up with a diagnosis of acute poisoning. The present data provide additional information on the epidemiology of acute poisoning.. The findings showed that the incidence of acute poisoning was 0.18%. Females outnumbered males and poisoning was most common in young adults aged 18‐25 years. We also observed that most cases of poisoning were intentional, especially suicidal. Our study showed that therapeutic drugs were the most common group of toxic agents.

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