Epidemiological Characteristics of Sedative-Hypnotics and Opioid Painkillers at High-Frequency Exposure.
10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.300702
- Author:
Rui BAI
1
;
Bing XIE
1
;
Bin CONG
1
;
Chun-Ling MA
1
;
Di WEN
1
Author Information
1. Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center of Forensic Medical Molecular Identification, College of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
exposure;
forensic toxicology;
intoxication;
opioid painkillers;
review;
sedative-hypnotic
- MeSH:
Analgesics, Opioid/adverse effects*;
China/epidemiology*;
Databases, Factual;
Hypnotics and Sedatives;
Poison Control Centers;
United States
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2021;37(5):694-698
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Drug poisoning has a high incidence and serious consequences in medical institutions; its epidemiological characteristics also directly affect the changes in national laws and policies and the implementation of local management policies. Chinese statistics on drug-related abnormal death cases generally come from judicial appraisal centers and medical units. However, due to differences in work content and professional restrictions, there are differences in information management forms, which makes it difficult for appraisers to conduct a professional and systematic analysis of drug-related cases. This article focuses on the analysis of epidemiological characteristics of sedative-hypnotics and opioid painkillers and their exposure patterns in cases of poisoning death by analyzing the annual report of the American Association of Poison Control Center, combined with the characteristics of drug exposure in China.
