Characteristics of 868 poisoning cases treated in a hospital in Putuo District in Shanghai

Objective To understand the poisoning reason, the types of poisons, the characteristics of patients treated in Shanghai Putuo District Central Hospital and to provide orientation for the improvement of poisoning monitoring, prevention and control.

Methods The data of 868 poisoning patients treated during January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017 were collected and analyzed.

Results The majority of the poisoning patients were male (65.4%) with the age varied from 20 to 39 years old (58.8%), and 27.2% of them were skilled workers. There were 5 kinds with 12 agents involved in these poisoning cases. The top three causes of poisoning were alcoholism(671 cases, 77.3%), misuse of drugs(75 cases, 8.6%) and foodborne poisoning(32 cases, 3.7%); 71.9% of foodborne poisoning occurred during May and October, which may be the period of highest foodborne poisoning. Six of the poisoning patients died after rescue with a fatality rate of 0.7%.

Conclusion We should full utilize the complementary role of poisoning case monitoring and poison prevention to improve the pertinence and effectiveness of health education and health intervention on poisoning control.