Intoxicaciones por plaguicida órgano fosforado, factores de riesgo y prevención, atendidos en CITOX-Guayaquil en el año 2014
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2015
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Carrera de Medicina
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Los compuestos organofosforados tienen un gran número de aplicaciones y utilidades, como aditivos del petróleo, disolventes, en las industrias de colorantes, barnices, cuero artificial, aislantes eléctricos, impermeabilizantes, ablandadores de plásticos, fungicidas, insecticidas entre otros. Dado su amplia distribución y uso en diferentes industrias y en la agricultura, es muy frecuente que se presenten intoxicaciones accidentales por estos compuestos; además, como son sustancias que están al alcance de las personas, han sido empleadas como tóxicos en suicidios. En el 2014 atendieron 271 casos de intoxicaciones por plaguicidas de diversas familias de entre los cuales 52 casos correspondieron a intoxicaciones por plaguicidas de la familia organofosforado lo cual constituye el 19.1% del total de casos, los grupos de edad en los que se producen la mayor cantidad de casos son los preescolares de entre 1 y 5 años y la circunstancia de exposición más frecuente es la no intencional accidental.
Organophosphorus compounds have a number of applications and utilities such as oil additives, solvents, dyes industries, paints, artificial leather, electrical insulation, waterproofing, plastic softeners, fungicides, insecticides and others. Given its wide distribution and use in different industries and in agriculture, it is often accidental poisoning by these compounds are presented; and because they are substances that are available to people, have been employed as toxic in suicides. In 2014 they attended 271 cases of pesticide poisoning of several families among which 52 cases involved pesticide poisonings family organophosphate which is the 19.1% of cases, the age groups in which they produce most number of cases are preschoolers between 1 and 5 years and the fact that more frequent exposure is not accidental intentional.
Organophosphorus compounds have a number of applications and utilities such as oil additives, solvents, dyes industries, paints, artificial leather, electrical insulation, waterproofing, plastic softeners, fungicides, insecticides and others. Given its wide distribution and use in different industries and in agriculture, it is often accidental poisoning by these compounds are presented; and because they are substances that are available to people, have been employed as toxic in suicides. In 2014 they attended 271 cases of pesticide poisoning of several families among which 52 cases involved pesticide poisonings family organophosphate which is the 19.1% of cases, the age groups in which they produce most number of cases are preschoolers between 1 and 5 years and the fact that more frequent exposure is not accidental intentional.
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INTOXICACION POR ORGANOFOSFATOS, FACTORES DE RIESGO, COMPUESTOS ORGANOFOSFORADOS, PLAGUICIDAS, PREVENCION, CENTRO DE INFORMACION Y ASESORAMIENTO TOXICOLOGICO (CIATOX), PEDIATRIA, HOSPITAL DEL NIÑO DR. FRANCISCO DE ICAZA BUSTAMANTE, CANTON GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR