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.
Carine Marks +9 more
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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.
Veledar Emin +2 more
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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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Patterns of acute poisoning- Five year study from National Poison Control Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2023 OBJECTIVE To identify patterns in cases of acute toxicity reported at an urban poison control centre. METHODS The cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted at the National Poison Control Centre, Karachi, and comprised data from January 1, 2017,
M. Ali +3 more
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Hydrogen cyanamide exposure: a case series from Pavia Poison Control Centre
Occupational Medicine, 2023 Background Hydrogen cyanamide is a plant growth regulator introduced in Italy as Dormex in 2000, but recalled from the market in 2008. It’s currently not authorized in Europe.
L. Bernasconi +12 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 ...
Romain Torrents +7 more
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Hong Kong poison information centre: Annual report 2020
Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022 Background: The Hong Kong Poison Information Centre has provided consultation service to healthcare professionals and collected epidemiological data on poisoning in Hong Kong since 2005.
T. Chow, C. Chan, Sze Hong Ng, M. Tse
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