[Criminal poisoning in Morocco: data from the Morocco Poison Control and Pharmacovigilance Centre (1980-2014)].
Empoisonnement criminel au Maroc: données du Centre Antipoison et de Pharmacovigilance du Maroc, 1980-2014.
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Crime
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Morocco
/ epidemiology
Pesticides
/ poisoning
Pharmacovigilance
Plant Poisoning
/ epidemiology
Poison Control Centers
/ statistics & numerical data
Poisoning
/ epidemiology
Poisons
/ administration & dosage
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult
Criminal poisoning
MPCPC
Morocco
intentional intoxication
Journal
The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
16
12
2020
accepted:
22
12
2020
entrez:
15
4
2021
pubmed:
16
4
2021
medline:
21
4
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
intentional poisoning is a major public health problem in both developed and developing countries. The purpose of this study is to describe the epidemiological features of criminal intoxication in Morocco. we conducted a retrospective study of all cases of criminal intoxication identified by the Morocco Poison Control and Pharmacovigilance Centre (MPCPC) between 1980 and 2014. during the study period, 611 cases of criminal poisoning were recorded, reflecting a rate of 2.1% of all intentional poisoning reported during the same period. The average age of intoxicated patients was 26.4±14.3 years. More than a quarter of the subjects were children under the age of 15 (28.6%). According to the study results, 55.9% were male, with a sex-ratio (M/F) of 1.3. The majority of cases (89.4%) occurred in urban areas. Collective intoxications were reported in 24.4% of cases. The most frequently used products were pesticides (19.1%) and plants (19%). Patients developed different symptoms based on the toxic substances used, the amount ingested and the time elapsed before treatment. A range of digestive, neurological, respiratory and cardiovascular disorders were reported. Out of 440 patients with outcome data available, 27 died. The remainder of patients survived with or without sequelae. criminal poisoning is a major issue. The number of cases is probably underestimated due to a large number of undiagnosed or unreported cases.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33854671
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.42.27450
pii: PAMJ-38-42
pmc: PMC8017367
doi:
Substances chimiques
Pesticides
0
Poisons
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
fre
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
42Informations de copyright
Copyright: Sara Boukhorb et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Les auteurs ne déclarent aucun conflit d´intérêts.
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