World Health Organization Country Office, Islamabad, Pakistan.
East Mediterr Health J. 2009 Jul-Aug;15(4):1005-10.
We reviewed all registered cases of acute chemical poisoning reporting to the preventive medicine department in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia from 1999 to 2003. The number of cases increased from 66 to 114 during the study period. Mean age of patients was 17.7 years, and over 39% were children aged < or = 5 years. Pesticides were the most common chemical involved; paracetamol and other analgesics were also frequently reported. The oral route was the most frequent, while vomiting was the commonest symptom. Nine deaths were recorded, of which 4 were due to pesticide poisoning. In line with the global trend, acute chemical poisoning is growing as a major health issue in the Qassim Region.
我们回顾了 1999 年至 2003 年期间沙特阿拉伯盖西姆地区向预防医学部门报告的所有急性化学中毒登记案例。在此期间，病例数量从 66 例增加到 114 例。患者的平均年龄为 17.7 岁，超过 39%是年龄<或=5 岁的儿童。农药是最常见的化学物质；扑热息痛和其他止痛药也经常被报道。最常见的中毒途径是口服，而呕吐是最常见的症状。有 9 人死亡，其中 4 人死于农药中毒。与全球趋势一致，急性化学中毒作为一个主要的健康问题在盖西姆地区日益严重。
