Fatal poisoning in the region of Epirus, Greece, during the period 1998-2004
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Ημερομηνία
Συγγραφείς
Vougiouklakis, T.
Boumba, V. A.
Mitselou, A.
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Εκδότης
Περίληψη
Τύπος
Είδος δημοσίευσης σε συνέδριο
Είδος περιοδικού
peer-reviewed
Είδος εκπαιδευτικού υλικού
Όνομα συνεδρίου
Όνομα περιοδικού
J Clin Forensic Med
Όνομα βιβλίου
Σειρά βιβλίου
Έκδοση βιβλίου
Συμπληρωματικός/δευτερεύων τίτλος
Περιγραφή
The aim of this study was to assess the characteristics of acute poisoning deaths in the deprived region of Epirus, north-west Greece, as they were recorded among the autopsies performed at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece. A retrospective study of the forensic records and the toxicological data of all autopsies performed over the period 1998-2004 revealed that 46 cases (2.9%) out of the 1582 total autopsies performed were attributed to acute fatal poisoning. The age range was from 16 to 94 years (mean+/-SD=46.20+/-22.13). Substances of abuse were implicated in 22 cases (47.8%), pesticides in 9 cases (19.6%), gases in eight cases (17.4%), corrosives in 4 cases (8.7%), and prescription drugs in 3 cases (6.5%). There were 35 males (76.1%) and 11 females (23.9%) and the age range was 16-94 years (mean+/-SD=39.26+/-19.00) and 16-93 years (mean+/-SD=63.36+/-23.46) for males and females, respectively. Fourteen out of the 46 fatal poisonings were suicide (30.4%), 30 (69.6%) were accident, and 2 were uncertain cases. Pesticides were the most common poisons used for suicide purposes (64.3% of suicides). Drugs of abuse were implicated in the majority of accidental poisoning deaths (73.3%) and were recorded mainly for males (95.5%). The selected cases were classified according to ICD-9 codes.
Περιγραφή
Λέξεις-κλειδιά
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Autopsy, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning/epidemiology/etiology, Female, Forensic Medicine, Greece/epidemiology, Humans, Male, Medical Records, Middle Aged, Pesticides/*poisoning, Poisoning/epidemiology/etiology, Retrospective Studies, Sex Factors, Street Drugs/*poisoning, Suicide/statistics & numerical data
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17023191
http://ac.els-cdn.com/S135311310600160X/1-s2.0-S135311310600160X-main.pdf?_tid=de998a0cc2016a9c2b78a6981ed24451&acdnat=1333021471_4a4548330bfd7f17acc2e4ca0c7154ab
http://ac.els-cdn.com/S135311310600160X/1-s2.0-S135311310600160X-main.pdf?_tid=de998a0cc2016a9c2b78a6981ed24451&acdnat=1333021471_4a4548330bfd7f17acc2e4ca0c7154ab
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en
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Γενική Περιγραφή / Σχόλια
Ίδρυμα και Σχολή/Τμήμα του υποβάλλοντος
Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής