{"id":16757,"date":"2016-08-19T16:55:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T14:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.safety-plus.ch\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2023-03-14T09:03:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:03:01","slug":"tox-info-suisse-vergiftungen-durch-medikamente-besonders-haeufig","status":null,"type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.save.ch\/en\/tox-info-suisse-vergiftungen-durch-medikamente-besonders-haeufig\/","title":{"rendered":"Tox Info Suisse: Poisoning by drugs particularly frequent"},"content":{"rendered":"
Poisoning happens most often from medications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tox Info Suisse, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, publishes its 2015 annual report, which includes the adjusted poisoning statistics and information on the severity of intoxications. In 2015, 38,406 consultations were carried out, over 35,300 consultations on poison contacts and 3,100 of a prophylactic nature.<\/p>\n

A good 17,100 poisoning incidents involved children, mostly of preschool age. Almost three quarters of all poisonings occurred with medicines, household products or plants. Twelve of the fourteen deaths were due to drug poisoning, and two others were due to chemicals. Of the serious cases, 72% were caused by medications and 13% by stimulants and drugs.<\/p>\n

Young children particularly often affected<\/strong>
\n55.0% of exposures were to children, majority preschool age (82.4% of all exposures to under-16s occurred to children <5 years of age). In terms of sex distribution, there was a slight preponderance of boys among children (52.9% vs. 47.1% girls) and of women among adults (59.5% vs. 40.5% men). 88% of the more than 24,000 unintentional (accidental) intoxications occurred in the domestic environment; of the more than 5000 intentional intoxications, the largest number (72%) occurred in the context of suicide attempts.<\/p>\n

The largest proportion of severe intoxications (287 adults, 13 children or adolescents) was found in poisonings with drugs, mushrooms, and medications.<\/p>\n

Number of serious and fatal poisoning cases in 2015 by toxic substance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Current toxicological problems\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAt the same time as publishing the statistics, Tox Info Suisse points out some current toxicological problems:<\/p>\n