A retrospective study on 63 patients (male: 14, ages of 11-40) suffered intoxication of rotunda in B¹ch Mai hospital from January to May 2002 has shown that the overdose of rotunda can cause the bradycardia, tachycardia, electrocardiogram changes such as negative T, ST change, especially disorder of depolarization, change of T wave, ST wave, ST wave QTc length in many days. The lowest dose caused side effects was 30 mg. The dose of 2400mg of rotunda causes death due to the apnea.
Poisoning

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Poisoning*

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Poisoning*

The food intoxication has impacted badly on the human health and economy. Every year, the rate of the food intoxication was very high such as in America (175/1000 rehabitant), England and New Zealand (190/1000), Australia (220/1000). In Vietnam, there are about 7,000 cases suffered the food intoxication with 46 deaths in 60/61 provinces in 1997. This paper introduced the concerns and solution for management of the food intoxication.
Poisoning ; Food ; Food Poisoning

Herbicides ; poisoning ; Humans ; Paraquat ; poisoning ; Poisoning ; therapy

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Lead Poisoning*

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Lead Poisoning*

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Oxygen* ; Poisoning*

Study on 112 patients who were admitted to ICU & PCC, Bachmai hospital from 1998 to 2001 due to rodenticide poisoning, we has shown that: rodenticide poisoning was a very common poisoning with high complication and mortality (8%); cardiac arrhythmia were usually the direct cause of death, especially in patients who ingested the white colored agent. The main clinical manifestations of rodenticide poisoning were neuromuscular symptoms (convulsion 49.1%, coma 32.14%, agitation 43.8%, hypereflexia 67.9% hypertonia 59.8%, mental disorders, rhabdomyolysis 33.9%); digestive symptoms (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain 57.1%); respiratory failure (22.3%); cardiovascular compromise (hypertension 12.5%, disarrythmias 7.14%), acute renal failure (7.14%); hepatic dysfunction (elevated AST 72%, ALT 48%, bilirubin 34.48%); electrolyte disorders (hypocacemia 100%, hyponatremia 20.5%, hypokalemia 29.5%); hematological changes (leukocytosis 52.7%, elevated neutrophil 65.2%); metabolic disorders (hyperuricemia 26.1%, hyperglycemia 23.2%). The patient management should be an anticorrosion therapy, airway management, fluid infusion and early forced dieresis for the prevention of ARF, other critical care and monitoring.
Poisoning ; Rodenticides

This study introduced the arsenic and arsenic intoxication in the world, especially in arsenic contaminated drinking water in Bangladesh. The study on the 1,200 samples of drinking water from drilling well in Hanoi and surround areas of river delta by the Center for Fresh Water and Environmental Hygiene of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development found that there was a high contaminated level for the geological layer Holocene in the river delta.
Arsenic ; Poisoning