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  • Title: Epidemiology of organophosphate pesticide poisoning in Taiwan.
    Author: Lin TJ, Walter FG, Hung DZ, Tsai JL, Hu SC, Chang JS, Deng JF, Chase JS, Denninghoff K, Chan HM.
    Journal: Clin Toxicol (Phila); 2008 Nov; 46(9):794-801. PubMed ID: 18608266.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: The nationwide epidemiology of organophosphate pesticide (OP) poisoning has never been reported in detail for Taiwan. METHODS: This study retrospectively reviewed all human OP exposures reported to Taiwan's Poison Control Centers (PCCs) from July 1985 through December 2006. RESULTS: There were 4799 OP exposures. Most OP exposures were acute (98.37%) ingestions (74.50%) of a single OP (80.37%) to attempt suicide (64.72%) in adults (93.25%). Males were the most common gender (64.95%). Most patients (61.97%) received atropine and/or pralidoxime. The mortality rate for all 4799 OP exposures was 12.71%. Exposures to single OPs without co-intoxicants caused 524 deaths; of these, 63.36% were due to dimethyl OPs. CONCLUSION: Dimethyl OPs cause the majority of deaths in Taiwan.
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