Poisoning deaths in Poland: Types and frequencies reported in Łódź, Kraków, Sosnowiec, Gdańsk, Wrocław and Poznań during 2009–2013

• Authors: Anna Krakowiak , Anna Piekarska-Wijatkowska , Katarzyna Kobza-Sindlewska , Anna Rogaczewska , Piotr Politański , Piotr Hydzik , Beata Szkolnicka , Tomasz Kłopotowski , Sebastian Picheta , Barbara Porębska , Andrzej Antończyk , Wojciech Waldman , Jacek Sein Anand , Eryk Matuszkiewicz , Magdalena Łukasik-Głębocka

Abstracts

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Objectives The aim of this study has been to assess the characteristics of acute poisoning deaths in Poland over a period of time 2009–2013. Material and Methods The analysis was based on the data obtained from the patient records stored in toxicology departments in 6 cities – Łódź, Kraków, Sosnowiec, Gdańsk, Wrocław and Poznań. Toxicological analyses were routinely performed in blood and/or urine. Major toxic substances were classified to one of the following categories: pharmaceuticals, alcohol group poisonings (ethanol and other alcohols), gases, solvents, drugs of abuse, pesticides, metals, mushrooms, others. Cases were analyzed according to the following criteria: year, age and gender of analyzed patients, toxic substance category and type of poisoning. The recorded fatal poisonings were classified according to the International Classification of Diseases. Results The record of 261 deaths were retrospectively reviewed. There were 187 males (71.64%) and 74 females (28.36%) and the male to female ratio was 2.52. Alcohol group poisonings were more frequently responsible for deaths in men compared to all poisonings, 91.1% vs. 71.6%, respectively (p < 0.05), and pharmaceutical agents were more frequently responsible for deaths in women, 47.4% vs. 28.4%, (p < 0.05). Methanol was the most common agent in the alcohol group poisonings, accounting for 43.75% (N = 49), followed by ethylene glycol, 39.29% (N = 44), and ethanol, 16.96% (N = 19). Conclusions Epidemiological profile data from investigation of poisoning deaths in Poland may be very useful for the development of preventive programs. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(6):897–908

Keywords

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Poland; epidemiology; Mortality; retrospective study; poisoning death; fatal poisonings

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 897-908

Dates

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2017

Contributors

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Anna Krakowiak

• Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Department of Toxicology, Toxicology Unit)

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Anna Piekarska-Wijatkowska

• Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Department of Toxicology, Poison Information Centre)

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Katarzyna Kobza-Sindlewska

• Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Department of Toxicology, Poison Information Centre)

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Anna Rogaczewska

• Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Department of Toxicology, Poison Information Centre)

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Piotr Politański

• Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Department of Radiological Protection)

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Piotr Hydzik

• Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland (Department of Clinical Toxicology)

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Beata Szkolnicka

• Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland (Poison Information Centre)

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Tomasz Kłopotowski

• Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Sosnowiec, Poland (Regional Poisons Control Centre)

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Sebastian Picheta

• Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Sosnowiec, Poland (Regional Poisons Control Centre)

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Barbara Porębska

• T. Marciniak Lower Silesian Specialized Hospital – Emergency Medicine Centre, Wrocław, Poland

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Andrzej Antończyk

• T. Marciniak Lower Silesian Specialized Hospital – Emergency Medicine Centre, Wrocław, Poland

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Wojciech Waldman

• Pomeranian Center of Toxicology, Gdańsk, Poland
• Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland (Department of Clinical Toxicology)

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Jacek Sein Anand

• Pomeranian Center of Toxicology, Gdańsk, Poland
• Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland (Department of Clinical Toxicology)

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Eryk Matuszkiewicz

• University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland (Department of Emergency Medicine)
• Raszeja Hospital in Poznań, Poznań, Poland (Department of Toxicology)

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Magdalena Łukasik-Głębocka

• University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland (Department of Emergency Medicine)
• Raszeja Hospital in Poznań, Poznań, Poland (Department of Toxicology)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01063

Biblioteka Nauki

2161844