Poisoning prevalence women referred to hospital emergency rooms in Iran

Introduction: Poisoning as a major public health problem and one of the relatively common medical emergency, Such that one of the most common causes of death in adults. Cognition The most common cause of poisoning can determine strategies for prevention and the treatment. So this present study Objectives the prevalence of poisoning women referred to hospital emergency rooms was performed in Iran. Materials & Methods: This scientific review article by searching on Google scholar, magiran, Sid, PubMed and iranmedex with the keywords poisoning, Women, prevalence, drug toxicity was performed between 1990 and 2015. Results: The results of different studies showed that the most common cause of poisoning in Women between 55 until 60 percent of drug poisoning. Studies showed that PRIMIGRAVIDA women with gestational toxicity maternal and fetal consequences - Baby worse than the nulliparous women with gestational increasingly are toxic. The results of pregnancy complications of intoxication in women up to 3/34 percent, low birth weight and preterm delivery between 27 until 29 percent and up to 5/12 percent had intrauterine growth arrest. Hypnotics such as benzodiazepines, and a tricyclic antidepressants are the most common toxic drugs. And poisoning by carbon monoxide poisoning and accounted lowest. The average hospital duration of hospitalization of women in was two to three days. Conflicting relationship between age and the number of poisoning were hospitalized. Discussion: Women should indiscriminate use of drugs are the most common type of poisoning, refrain. And have radio, television and other news media tool for Culture refraining from indiscriminate use of medication used. Also better that women should not use any medication without checking with your doctor to avoid complications of intoxication caused by so the excessive introduction it.

Poisoning, Women, prevalence, drug toxicity