Management of exogenous intoxication by XXXX and @entity2958 at an emergency unit.

@entity1 @entity2958 @entity9159 @entity390 @entity36592 @entity4968 @entity4164 @entity2961 @entity3897 @entity5139
OBJECTIVES: to evaluate and indicate the procedure to be followed in the health unit, both for diagnosis and the treatment of acute exogenous intoxications by @entity9159 or @entity2958 . METHODS: a descriptive study based on retrospective analysis of the clinical history of @entity1 diagnosed with intoxication by @entity9159 or @entity2958 admitted at the emergency unit of the Hospital de Urg  ncias de Sergipe Governador Jo  o Alves (HUSE) between January and December of 2012. Some criteria were evaluated, such as: intoxicating agent; @entity1 's age and gender; place of event, cause, circumstances and severity of the intoxication; as well as signs and symptoms of the muscarinic, nicotinic and neurological effects. RESULTS: seventy @entity1 (average age: 25  19.97) formed the study's population. It was observed that 77.14% of them suffered @entity2961 intoxication. However, @entity5139 intoxications were more severe, with 68.75% of @entity1 presenting moderate to severe forms. Suicide attempt was the leading cause of @entity4968 , with 62 cases (88.57% of total). @entity3897 administration was an effective therapeutic approach for treating signs and symptoms, which included @entity4164 (p=0.0006), @entity390 (p=0. 0029) and emesis (p lt0.0001). The use of activated charcoal was shown effective, both in combating the signs and symptoms presented by both @entity1 groups (p <0.0001). CONCLUSION: it is concluded that the use of @entity3897 and activated @entity36592 is highly effective to treat the signs and symptoms developed by @entity1 presenting acute exogenous intoxication by @entity9159 or @entity2958 .
