XXXX Poisoning-Related Deaths in Tehran, Iran, 2006 to 2013.

@entity137 @entity3659 @entity4968 @entity29281 @entity579 @entity1286 @entity204 @entity1068 @entity26444
UNASSIGNED: Metal phosphides such as @entity26444 are potent insecticides. This highly toxic substance is used for @entity579 and other grains protection in Iran. Due to its high @entity137 potential and easy availability, it is widely used as a suicide poison. This substance has no effective antidote and the incidence of @entity204 due to its @entity4968 is increasing day by day in Iran.The present study was conducted to show the increasing incidence of fatal @entity26444 @entity4968 and its toxicological and forensic aspects in an 8-year study, 2006 to 2013. Autopsy sheets were reviewed and cases with the history of @entity26444 @entity4968 were selected. Toxicological analysis results, demographic and necroscopic examination findings were studied. A total of 51.8% of studied cases were female. Most of the cases were between 10 and 40 years old. The manner of @entity204 was self- @entity4968 in 85% of cases. @entity1286 , @entity1068 , and @entity3659 were the most common additional drugs detected in toxicological analysis. The incidence of fatal @entity26444 @entity4968 cases referred for @entity29281 analysis was 5.22 and 37.02 per million of population of Tehran in 2006 and 2013, respectively. The results of this study showed that in spite of ban and restrictions, there was a dramatic increase in the incidence of fatal @entity26444 @entity4968 in Tehran from 2006 to 2013. Safety alert should be highlighted in training program for all population groups about the toxic effects of @entity26444 tablets.
