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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual report 2021

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction 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, Chi Keung Chan, Sze Hong Ng, Man Li Tse   +3 more
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The applicability of Linehan Risk Assessment Scale: A cross-sectional study from Alexandria Poison Centre, Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]

SN Compr Clin Med, 2022
Background/Objective Suicide is a critical health problem that is significantly rising during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, yet it is still under-reported in Egypt. To date, a deficiency of a reliable scale to probe the risk factors underlying suicide
Fouad H, Badreldine F, Kerim AAE, Hieba R, Kholeif W.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Kratom exposures managed by the British Columbia poison centre, 2012-2019: a descriptive analysis. [PDF]

CMAJ Open, 2022
Background: Kratom, a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia, which has been used both recreationally and in the treatment of pain and opioid dependence, has received little scrutiny in the United States and almost none in Canada.
Reich N, Salvo G, Leong D, Wan V, Kosatsky T.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Epidemiology and risk factors of pesticide poisoning in Malaysia: a retrospective analysis by the National Poison Centre (NPC) from 2006 to 2015. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2020
Objective Pesticide poisoning is a global health problem, and its progressive deterioration is a major cause of concern. The objective of this study is to assess epidemiological characteristics and identify risk factors of pesticide poisoning in Malaysia.
Kamaruzaman NA, Leong YH, Jaafar MH, Mohamed Khan HR, Abdul Rani NA, Razali MF, Abdul Majid MI.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaluation of types of poisoning exposure calls managed by the Malaysia National Poison Centre (2006-2015): A retrospective review. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2018
Objective Accidental or intentional poisoning is a public health concern requiring intervention. The current study designs to evaluate the types of poisoning exposure calls received by the Malaysia National Poison Centre (NPC) over a 10-year period ...
Tangiisuran B, Jiva M, Ariff AM, Abdul Rani NA, Misnan A, Rashid SM, Majid MIA, Dawson AH.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Acute thiopurine overdose: analysis of reports to a National Poison Centre 1995-2013. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2014
Literature regarding acute human toxicity of thiopurines is limited to a handful of case reports. Our objectives were to describe all cases of overdose with thiopurines reported to the Swiss Toxicological Information Centre between 1995–2013.
Gregoriano C, Ceschi A, Rauber-Lüthy C, Kupferschmidt H, Banner NR, Krähenbühl S, Taegtmeyer AB.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Profiling cases of button battery ingestion using Canadian and British Columbia poison centre data [PDF]

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
Ingestion 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, Neil Arason, Mojgan Karbakhsh, David A. McVea   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Pattern of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in the Perak Population with Special Reference to the Age and Poisoning Mode Impact [PDF]

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
Vesara 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, Mat Rani NNI, Bin Ismail MF, Mohamed Khan HR, Nor Afendi NSH, Samsudin S, Mohd Samin AS, Rani NAA, Kamaruzaman NA   +8 more
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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual report 2017

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018
Objectives: To report and analyse the poisoning data of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre in 2017. Methods: In 2017, all poisoning cases received by Hong Kong Poison Information Centre were retrieved from its database (Poison Information and Clinical ...
TIN Yat Anthony Chow
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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual report 2016

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017
Objective: To report and analyse the poisoning data of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre in 2016. Methods: In 2016, all poisoning cases received by Hong Kong Poison Information Centre were retrieved from its database (Poison Information and Clinical ...
Y. Chan, Ck Chan, C. H. Ng, Sze Hong Ng, K. K. Lau, M. Tse   +5 more
exaly   +2 more sources