Camidge D R, Wood R J, Bateman D N
Scottish Poisons Information Bureau, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 9YW, UK.
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2003 Dec;56(6):613-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01910.x.
Self-poisoning by ingestion or inhalation is common, and it is important to study its various epidemiological manifestations with clear definitions. Data on fatal self-poisonings are recorded nationally within the UK and are codified according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) revision relevant at the time. Most fatal self-poisonings are codified as suicides, accidental deaths or undetermined deaths ('open verdicts'). Non-fatal self-poisoning data, whether accidental or as a manifestation of deliberate self-harm, are recorded through hospital discharge information nationally but are not routinely published in the same way as mortality data. The bulk of the UK's published epidemiological information on nonfatal self-poisoning episodes is largely based on individual hospitals' admission or discharge records ('special studies'). After establishing definitions for different self-poisoning categories we discuss the published data on self-poisoning as they relate to suicide, accidental self-poisoning and deliberate self-harm in the UK.
经口摄入或吸入导致的自我中毒很常见，明确各种流行病学表现的定义并对其进行研究很重要。在英国，致命性自我中毒的数据会在全国范围内记录，并根据当时适用的《国际疾病分类》（ICD）修订版进行编码。大多数致命性自我中毒被编码为自杀、意外死亡或死因不明（“存疑裁决”）。非致命性自我中毒数据，无论是意外还是故意自伤的表现，都通过全国医院出院信息进行记录，但不会像死亡率数据那样定期发布。英国已发表的关于非致命性自我中毒事件的流行病学信息，大部分主要基于个别医院的入院或出院记录（“专项研究”）。在确定了不同自我中毒类别的定义后，我们将讨论英国已发表的与自杀、意外自我中毒和故意自伤相关的自我中毒数据。
