Epidemiological Study of Deaths due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Referred to Forensic Medicine in Mazandaran, Iran.

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dc.contributor.authorGhasempouri, SKen_US
dc.contributor.authorTuri, Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorHosseininejad, SMen_US
dc.contributor.authorAbbasi, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhosravi, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorMemarian, A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T06:58:51Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T06:58:51Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractCarbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is the leading cause of death as a result of poisoning. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology and prevalence of CO poisoning in Mazandaran province from 2016 to 2018. Methods: This is a descriptive-analytical and retrospective study on the information obtained from the files of the deceased individuals who died because of CO poisoning in the forensic medicine department of Mazandaran province during the years 2016 to 2018. Results: In this study, 83 deaths due to CO poisoning were recorded. 32.5% of these people were over 50 years old, 81.9% of them were men, and 61.4% of them were married. The level of education in 92.8% of them was reported to be less than a bachelor's degree and the bedroom (66.3%) was the main place of poisoning. 56.6% of these poisonings were due to city gas poisoning and 56.6% of deaths were reported as groups death. The bruises color was rosette in 53% of the deaths. The Carboxyhemoglobin levels in most of them were +2 (63.9%) and most deaths occurred in January (19.3%). The age group, source of CO, place of poisoning, carboxyhemoglobin level, education level, and the month of poisoning was significantly different among these three years. Conclusion: CO poisoning is still a substantial public health issue. City gas is defined as the main source of CO poisoning. Low educational level was related to CO deaths. Raising the awareness of the people can reduce the number of Co poisoning cases in the Mazandaran.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iranen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsFaculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iranen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Diabetes Research Center, Gut and Liver Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iranen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepatment of Pathology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iranen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iranen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGhasempouri SK, Turi H, Hosseininejad SM, Abbasi A, Khosravi N, Memarian A.. Epidemiological Study of Deaths due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Referred to Forensic Medicine in Mazandaran, Iran.. Light House Polyclinic. 2022 Jun; 21(2): 1-5en_US
dc.identifier.issn0972-5997
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218301
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherLight House Polyclinicen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume21en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ojhas.org/issue82/2022-2-8.pdfen_US
dc.subjectCarbon monoxideen_US
dc.subjectPoisoningen_US
dc.subjectDeathen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.titleEpidemiological Study of Deaths due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Referred to Forensic Medicine in Mazandaran, Iran.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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