Profiling cases of button battery ingestion using Canadian and British Columbia poison centre data [PDF]
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in CanadaIngestion of button batteries poses an acute life-threatening injury risk, particularly for small children. The Canadian Surveillance System for Poison Information reported 1021 single-substance button-battery ingestion cases from 2020 to 2023, and the ...
Jeffrey Trieu +3 more
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Pattern of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in the Perak Population with Special Reference to the Age and Poisoning Mode Impact [PDF]
Risk Management and Healthcare PolicyVesara Ardhe Gatera,1 Nur Najihah Izzati Mat Rani,2 Muhammad Firdaus Bin Ismail,2 Halilol Rahman Mohamed Khan,2 Nor Safwan Hadi Nor Afendi,2 Sulastri Samsudin,3 Ahmad Shalihin Mohd Samin,3 Noor Afiza Abdul Rani,3 Nur Azzalia Kamaruzaman3 1Department of ...
Gatera VA +8 more
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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual report 2021
Hong Kong Journal of Emergency MedicineIntroduction The Hong Kong Poison Information Centre (HKPIC) has been providing consultation services to healthcare professionals and collecting epidemiological data on poisoning in Hong Kong since 2005. Objective To analyse and report the poisoning data
Tin Yat Anthony Chow, Man-Li Tse
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A promising poison information centre model for Africa
African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016 The burden of poisoning exposures in Africa is a significant public health concern, yet only ten African countries have poisons information centres. The establishment of poisons centres was subsequently identified as a priority.
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Poisoning with biocidal products before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: report from the Croatian Poison Control Centre [PDF]
Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i ToksikologijuData collected by the Croatian Poison Control Centre (CPCC) in 2020 showed a significant increase in poisoning incidence with surface disinfectants and hand sanitisers compared to the same period in 2019.
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Tackling misinformation and poisoning during the Covid-19 pandemic through Facebook: Role of the Malaysia National Poison Centre [PDF]
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2022 The unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic brought upon us a constant barrage of misinformation with deleterious consequences. This short communication describes the role of the Malaysia National Poison Centre (NPC) in creating awareness and clarifying ...
Nur Azzalia Kamaruzaman +7 more
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Intravenous lipid emulsion in treatment of cardiocirculatory disturbances caused by glyphosate-surfactant herbicide poisoning [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2016 Introduction. Glyphosate is the first widely used herbicide against weed in genetically modified crops. Though glyphosate itself has a low toxicity, commercial products are more dangerous because of increased toxicity due to surfactants addition.
Jović-Stošić Jasmina +5 more
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Failure of intravenous lipid emulsion in treatment of cardiotoxicity caused by mixed overdose including dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2016 Introduction. Calcium channel blockers and beta-blockers are among the most frequently ingested cardiovascular drugs in self-poisoning causing significant mortality.
Jović-Stošić Jasmina +5 more
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USING HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHYTODETECT THE PRESENCE OF CATHINONE AND CATHINE IN FALSE-POSITIVE SAMPLES FOR AMPHETAMINE BY IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUES [PDF]
Egyptian Society of Clinical Toxicology Journal, 2014 Introducation: The use of Khat trend is increasing among higher education students in Jazan region. Immunoassay techniques are used in the poison control and forensic medical chemistry center in Assir region to screen the urine samples for the presence ...
Mohamed Siam +4 more
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Deliberate Self-Poisoning with Plants in Southeastern France, a Poison Center 20-Year Report
Toxins, 2023 Introduction: In a few regions of the globe, deliberate botanical intoxication may induce significant rates of toxicity and fatality. The objective of this report was to describe plant self-intoxication using the experiences of the southeastern France ...
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