Jeyaratnam J, de Alwis Seneviratne R S, Copplestone J F
Bull World Health Organ. 1982;60(4):615-9.
This study included a sample survey of the clinical records of patients admitted to the different hospitals in Sri Lanka, and showed that approximately 13 000 patients are admitted to hospital annually for pesticide poisoning and that each year 1000 of them die. Suicidal attempts account for 73% of the total, and occupational and accidental poisoning accounts for 24.9%. It is recommended that urgent action be taken to minimize the extent of the problem.
这项研究对斯里兰卡不同医院收治患者的临床记录进行了抽样调查,结果显示,每年约有13000名患者因农药中毒入院,其中每年有1000人死亡。自杀未遂占总数的73%,职业中毒和意外中毒占24.9%。建议立即采取行动,尽量减少这一问题的影响范围。