Analysis of acute occupational poisoning events in China during 2006-2016
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.11.006
- VernacularTitle: 2006至2016年全国急性职业中毒事件分析
- Author:
Nan LANG
1
;
Jing ZHOU
;
Yuan YUAN
;
Chengye SUN
;
Yu YIN
Author Information
1. National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center of Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
acute occupational poison;
Management Information System of Public Health Emergency;
Poisoning incidents;
Epidemiology
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2017;35(11):829-831
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the epidemic characteristics of acute occupational poisoning events in order to state the regularity of outbreak and provide scientific evidences of prevention and control measure in China.
Methods:According to the report information from the Management Information System of Public Health Emergency, we analyzed acute occupational poisoning events time distribution, regional distribution, toxicant variety, route of exposure and events detection from 2006 to 2016.
Results:The total number of acute occupational poisoning events reported in 26 provinces of China from 2006 to 2016 was 337, causing 2 399 people poisoned, and the fatality rate was 18.09%. Majority of them were higher grade events and the top three provinces of acute occupational poisoning events were Shanghai, Anhui, Shandong. Inhalation is the main cause of poisoning. The acute occupational poisoning events for carrying out poison dectection were accounted for 56.68%.
Conclusion:Acute occupational poisoning events in China is reducing year by year, But fatality rate is not decrease. So the country should increase the supervision and management of safety in production, strengthen the safety education of employees and coordination mechanism among different departments.
