Epidemiology of poisonings in the Bloemfontein area, 1980-1985
van der Merwe, P.J.; Hundt, H.K.; Bekker, M.; van der Merwe, J.C.
South African Medical Journal 74(5): 220-222
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 3413609 Document Number: 306338
An epidemiological study of human poisoning in the Bloemfontein area over a recent 6-year period was performed. Deliberate and accidental poisonings were studied relative to: (i) age of poisoned persons; (ii) sex of poisoned persons; (iii) type of poison involved; and (iv) the time the poisoning occurred. The study also included the number of patients admitted to hospital after poisoning. The incidences of some agents involved were compared with those in two previous studies done in the same area.