Leveridge Y R
Centro Nacional De Control De Intoxicaciones, Hospital Nacional De Ninos, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Vet Hum Toxicol. 1998 Feb;40(1):42-4.
A retrospective study at the Poison Control Center of Costa Rica describes the pattern of pesticide poisoning that occurred during 1996. A total of 1274 pesticide exposures were reported. Occupational exposures were the most frequent (38.5%), followed by accidental situations (33.8%) and suicidal attempts (22.5%). The male to female ratio was 2.4:1. Eighty-percent of the patients had symptoms at the moment of the consult. Organophosphates, carbamates and bipyridyliums were the agents mostly involved (46%); clinical findings with these products were nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness and headache. Calls came mainly from hospitals and clinics (75%) followed by home calls (18.2%). Education of the users of pesticides and the community in general is essential to creating an awareness of the toxicity of these agents and to reduce morbidity cases.
哥斯达黎加中毒控制中心的一项回顾性研究描述了1996年期间发生的农药中毒模式。共报告了1274起农药接触事件。职业接触最为常见（38.5%），其次是意外接触（33.8%）和自杀未遂（22.5%）。男女比例为2.4:1。80%的患者在就诊时出现症状。有机磷、氨基甲酸酯和联吡啶类是最常涉及的制剂（46%）；这些产品的临床症状为恶心、呕吐、腹痛、头晕和头痛。电话主要来自医院和诊所（75%），其次是家庭来电（18.2%）。对农药使用者和整个社区进行教育对于提高对这些制剂毒性的认识以及减少发病病例至关重要。
