Elderly patients visiting the emergency department for deliberate self-poisoning: do they present a more severe poisoning severity score than the nonelderly patients in the initial 24 h?
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DOI: 10.1007/s40520-018-1053-3
Abstract: PurposeMany elderly patients arrive at the emergency department (ED) complaining of deliberate self-poisoning (DSP). This study determined the poisoning severity of elderly patients who committed DSP.MethodsA study was performed with 1329 patients (> 15 years of age)… read more here.
Keywords: poisoning severity; group; deliberate self; emergency department ... See more keywords
Comparison of the Poisoning Severity Score and National Poison Data System schemes for the severity assessment of animal poisonings: a pilot study
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2017.1304554
Abstract: Abstract Context: To date, there are no publicly available schemes designed and evaluated specifically for severity assessment of animal poisonings. This poses challenges for the evaluation and comparison of animal poisoning exposure data. Objective: Our… read more here.
Keywords: agreement; animal poisonings; poisoning severity; assessment animal ... See more keywords