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Poisoning Treatment Centre Admissions Following Acute Incidents Involving Pesticides

Regional Poisoning Treatment Centre, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK

H. Dougall

Regional Poisoning Treatment Centre, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK

1 Adult hospital admissions following acute exposures to pesticides are very uncommon and are more often due to parasuicide than to accidents.

2 Most accidental pesticide incidents are work-related.

3 Males are more likely to be involved than females (2.9:1).

4 Life-threatening and fatal consequences developed in 24% of 54 incidents.

5 Of the 10 fatalities, eight were caused by paraquat, eight were due to parasuicide and two to non-work related accidents.

Human & Experimental Toxicology, Vol. 7, No. 3, 255-258 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/096032718800700304


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