Leveridge Y R
Poison Control Center, Children's Hospital, San Jose, Costa Rica, USA.
Vet Hum Toxicol. 1999 Apr;41(2):100-2.
The Poison Control Center of Costa Rica has provided service since 1969. It attends calls from health professionals and the community in general regarding poisoning situations. The purpose of this study is to describe the pattern of poisonings reported to this Center during 1997. Drugs were the principal agents involved (49.2%) followed by pesticides and cleaning agents. Children under the age of 5 accounted for 39.2% of cases. Accidental circumstances were the predominant cause of poisoning in children. Among adults, suicide attempts prevailed. The male of female ratio was 1.05. Oral ingestions were the most frequent route of exposure (76.8%). It takes education and conscious efforts from everyone to help reduce poisoning cases.
哥斯达黎加中毒控制中心自1969年起提供服务。它接听来自卫生专业人员和广大社区关于中毒情况的来电。本研究的目的是描述1997年向该中心报告的中毒模式。药物是主要涉及的中毒因素（49.2%），其次是农药和清洁剂。5岁以下儿童占病例的39.2%。意外情况是儿童中毒的主要原因。在成年人中，自杀未遂情况居多。男女比例为1.05。经口摄入是最常见的接触途径（76.8%）。需要每个人进行教育并自觉努力以帮助减少中毒病例。
