title: [Epidemiological study of acute poisoning within the population of Zaragoza].
abstract: Were chosen for analysis 1443 acute poisonings, that were treated in the Emergency Services of the Miguel Servet Hospital and the University Hospital of Zaragoza between the years 1988 and 89. The great part of the patients didn't required hospitable ingress, it was observed a predominance of the voluntary poisonings with predominance in people under 40 years. Among the drug poisonings were the benzodiazepines the drug more used and among nonpharmacologic agent, alcohol and the narcotics. The treatment more used was the symptomatic (53%) and was contrast the decrease of gastric lavage (15%) and forced diuresis (10%).
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pascual Catalán
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fuentes Solsona
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castellano Arroyo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrer Dufol
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López Lancis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology