Abstract:

Poisoning cases are an important part of the emergency and forensic medicine departments. An important part of these is accident related poisonings. In the study, accident-related intoxication patients report in Forensic Medicine Outpatient Clinic were evaluated. The aims of this study were to reveal sociodemographic characteristics, the frequency of substance exposed, regional features, put forward recommendations for preventive measures. The reports were evaluated between 01.06.2014-31.12.2018. 3.9% (n=294) of the reports were accidental poisoning. 166 (56.5%) were male, 128 (43.5%) were female. The poisoning rate was higher in females at and the age of under 19 years, the age of above 40 years than that of males. The poisoning rate was higher in males. The event was the highest in winter (37.4%). The most common cause was carbonmonoxide (25.2%), higher in women. Food poisoning, drugs, corrosive substances poisoning were higher in under 19-year, whereas carbonmonoxide intoxication was higher in above 40. 13.3% of the cases had a life-threatening injury, 84% were mild to be treated with simple medical intervention, and 2.7% were mild. Carbon monoxide was found to be the most common cause of accidental poisonings, followed by food, drug and corrosive substance poisoning. The number of women was higher in carbon monoxide intoxication. The incidence of poisoning with drugs under the age of 18 was found to be high. The results of this study will shed light on the forensic and medical approaches. We think the results will be a data source for further studies.

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