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. 2008 Nov;46(9):794-801.
doi: 10.1080/15563650801986695.

Epidemiology of organophosphate pesticide poisoning in Taiwan

Tzeng Jih Lin  1 , Frank Gardner Walter, Dong Zong Hung, Jin Lian Tsai, Sheng Chuan Hu, Jung San Chang, Jou-Fang Deng, Jung San Chase, Kurt Denninghoff, Hon Man Chan
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Epidemiology of organophosphate pesticide poisoning in Taiwan

Tzeng Jih Lin et al. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2008 Nov.

Abstract

Introduction: The nationwide epidemiology of organophosphate pesticide (OP) poisoning has never been reported in detail for Taiwan.

Methods: This study retrospectively reviewed all human OP exposures reported to Taiwan's Poison Control Centers (PCCs) from July 1985 through December 2006.

Results: There were 4799 OP exposures. Most OP exposures were acute (98.37%) ingestions (74.50%) of a single OP (80.37%) to attempt suicide (64.72%) in adults (93.25%). Males were the most common gender (64.95%). Most patients (61.97%) received atropine and/or pralidoxime. The mortality rate for all 4799 OP exposures was 12.71%. Exposures to single OPs without co-intoxicants caused 524 deaths; of these, 63.36% were due to dimethyl OPs.

Conclusion: Dimethyl OPs cause the majority of deaths in Taiwan.

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