Assessment of poisoning causes to the emergency department of Uşak University Medical Faculty Education and Research Hospital

The aim of this study was to evaluate the demografic characterictics and compare results with the literatüre, referring the cases of intoxication admitted to the Uşak University Medical Faculty Education and Research Hospital. 1027 cases with the diagnosis of intoxication between the years 2015-2017 were evaluated in the terms of age, gender, the month they applied, season, place of residence, type of poisoning, type of medication, treatment methods, duration of hospital stay whether or not antidots were used. In this study, 1027 patients with the diagnosis of intoxication were examined. Of the 1027 patients, 583 were female (56.8%) and 444 were were male (43.2%). The most common cases of poisoning were found in the 21-30 age group. Most cases of poisoning occured in spring. The months with the highest number of intoxications are May and April. In May, 10.9% and in April, 9.4% respectively. Of the 1027 cases, 673 were referred from the city center (65.5%), 205 from the village (20%) and 149 from the district (14.5%). Most applications were observed between 19:00-24:00. 58.4% of poisonings were caused by drugs. 40% of the cases were accidents and 60% were suicides. 61.9% of all suicide cases were female and 38.1% were male. As a result, this retrospective study shows similar results with other studies regarding poisoning cases in Turkey. In young children and the elderly, accidental poisoning is observed, but at young ages, especially suicidal drugs are seen. In order to prevent and treat intoxication, it is important to define the epidemiological data of each community by making such studies in societies. Keywords: Emergency department, antidote, suicide, treatment, intoxication