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Review
. 2016 Sep 20;8(9):2860-2870.
doi: 10.19082/2860. eCollection 2016 Sep.

A hospital base epidemiology and pattern of acute adult poisoning across Iran: a systematic review

Malihe Moradi  1 , Kazem Ghaemi  2 , Omid Mehrpour  3
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Review

A hospital base epidemiology and pattern of acute adult poisoning across Iran: a systematic review

Malihe Moradi et al. Electron Physician. .

Abstract

Introduction: Poisoning is one of the most important health issues in the world. There is no exact statistic regarding the epidemiology of poisoning in Iran. The aim of this systematic review was to study the epidemiology of poisoning of adults in Iran.

Methods: All the published papers regarding the epidemiology and patterns of adult poisonings in different parts of Iran were reviewed in bibliographical databases, including SID, Iran Medex, Medlib, Magiran and Embase, Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar, without time limitation up to March 21, 2016. We searched for the terms poisoning, Iran, and epidemiology. After the final analysis, 38 articles that fulfilled all the required conditions were selected.

Result: In this article, we show that in most Iranian cities, except Ahvaz, pharmaceutical drugs, especially psychiatric pharmaceutical drugs, are the most common cause of poisoning in adults. In the Southwest region of Iran, poisoning due to envenomation is a very common. Although pesticide and opioid poisonings are less common, they are an important cause of death due to poisoning in Iran.

Conclusion: Pharmaceutical drugs are the most common cause of poisoning in most Iranian cities and it is recommended not to store pharmaceutical drugs at home and to set special rules regarding proper description of pharmaceutical drugs. More public health instruction is essential in the Southwest cities of Iran in order to reduce animal poisonings.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Iran; Poisoning.

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Conflict of interest statement

There is no conflict of interest to be declared.

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The five geographical divisions for Iran
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