Profile of Acute Poisoning among Adult Patients at the Emergency Room of a Tertiary Hospital, South-western Nigeria.

A K Ajeigbe,T A Adedeji,O A Jeje, O E Olukoyejo,M B Bello,V O Ogra,O J Jokanola,O A Ajose

West African journal of medicine（2023）

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Abstract

Organophosphate appears to be the most common agent responsible for acute poisoning in adults in this environment and young male adults have a higher risk. Most of the poisoning cases were discharged however, mortality was high, particularly among those with paraquat poisoning.

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acute poisoning,emergency room,south-western

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