Short-term Experience of the Newly Established Poison Control Centre of Cairo
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Toxicology
- Vol. 2 (2) , 327-334
- https://doi.org/10.1177/096032718300200225
Abstract
1 During the first 31 weeks of operation, the Cairo Poison Control Centre received 463 enquiries. 2 Accidental poisoning predominated with 54% of cases involving children under 5 years of age whilst attempted suicide was reported in only 21 %. 3 When these early experiences are compared with the observations from the European Poison Control Centres, there are a number of marked differences including the types of drugs and chemicals involved. 4 Problems associated with drugs considered obsolete in Europe, inadequately labelled chemicals and inappropriate treatments have already been highlighted, and preventive measures are being considered.Keywords
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