Background Agricultural pesticide poisoning is a major contributor to the global burden of
suicide. Over the last decade there has been a marked decrease in the incidence of suicide …

Poisoning is a frequent cause of referral to medical emergencies and a major health
problem around the world, especially in developing countries. We aimed to review the …

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic influences health care
facilities world-wide. The flow rate, type, and severity of cases presented to emergency …

Background Seasonal variations in suicides have been reported worldwide, however, there
may be a different seasonal pattern in suicide attempts. The aim of this study was to perform …

The objectives were to (i) analyse the pattern of poisoning and (ii) study gender distribution
and management protocol of poisoning in patients diagnosed with acute poisoning. A …

Background: Acute poisoning is a common situation in emergency departments all over the
world. It may cause severe complications and death. Treatment of these cases requires …

Background Acute poisoning is a common reason for visiting the emergency department
(ED) worldwide. However, little is known about this issue in the western part of Ethiopia. This …

BACKGROUND: We aimed herein to assess demographic, etiological, and clinical
characteristics of patients presenting to our hospital's emergency department with acute …

Suicide is an important public health problem worldwide. A retrospective study from March
2001 to March 2007 examined some characteristics of cases of suicide and attempted …

Objectives: Intoxication with pesticides is a well-known public health problem. We aimed to
describe the demographic and toxico-clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with …