Retrospective analysis of i̇ntoxication cases admitted to emergency department of İnonu Universityfor five years

Retrospective Analysis of İntoxication cases admitted to emergency department of Inonu Universityfor five years Introduction and Aim: Causes of poisonings country may change over the years from country to country, from region to region within the same country. Similarly, the toxicity factors vary according to age, gender, level of education, culture, and the seasons. In this study our goal is to asses age, sex distribution, and causes of poisoning cases in Malatya and eastern Anatolia region. Material and Method: The study made by scaning retrospective files of poisoning cases to 18 and over age patients refers to İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, Emergency Department between 01.01.2010-31.12.2014 from provinces of Malatya and the surroundings. Results: %71.3 of the patients were female, %28.7 were male and the mean age of patients were 28. %52 of patients were married, %41.5 were single. %37.7 of cases in studying were graduated from high school, %31.3 were graduated from University. %28.1 of patients were admitted to emergency department in spring season and %41.5 of these cases were admitted to emergency department between 00:00-07:59 clock. %79.4 of studying patients were drug poisining purpose of die. %15.4 of patients had depressive disorder. %17.7 of poisoningcases were taken antidepressant drugs and %12.7 were taken multiple drugs. %75.4 of studying patients were hospitalized and % 11.7 of patients were discharge from emergency department. . 3 patients followed in services and 1 patient in emergency department died. Conclusion: As a result, to minimize the poisoning, training the inviduals in family and in society, preventing selling of drugs without prescription, avoiding unconscious use of drugs should not be left exposed. Key Words: Drug poisining, Emergency Department, Retrospective