Epidemioliogic study on death due to poisoning in mashhad forensic 1391

Subject Areas : علوم پزشکی

Mahdi Malek Nejad ¹ , Aria Hejazi ² , Gholamreza Gonabadi ³

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Received: 2017-06-05 Accepted : 2017-06-05 Published : 2014-05-22

Keywords: Mashhad, epidemiologic study, poison, forensic,

Abstract :

Background: Medicinal and non-medicinal poisoning are serious problems worldwide and the second cause of death following infection. The purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiologic and demographic characteristics of intoxicated cases admitted to forensic Mashhad County, Iran. Method and materials: this study based on cross- sectional, done by census sampling method, sampling size was persons who died from poison where referred to Mashhad forensic. Results: finding shows that men more than women suffered from poison and died. Cause of death was more related to narcotic (92%). Conclusion: this epidemiologic finding is suitable for health policy to make better and more effective planning to decrease death from poison.    

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