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100			_aRahma A Nduka _dCUHAS/BP/3000542/T/18 _947266 _eUndergraduate Ethical Clearance Certificate No. 2259/2022
210			_2I, Rahma A. Nduka a Bachelor of Pharmacy student at the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, declare that this report presented is my original work and has not been published or submitted elsewhere for the same or other purposes of degree award. _aAbbreviations BMC Bugando Medical Centre.
222			_aOperational definitions _bPoison A drug or any environmental substance resulting in hospital visit by a patient because they affect the human health.
222			_aOperational definitions _bPoisoned A person who visits the emergency department due to health
222			_aOperational definitions _bPatient problems caused by taking a harmful substance.
245			_aPattern, presentation and treatment outcome of poisoned patients attended at tertiary hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _b Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : _c©13.09.2022
300			_aix; 28 Pages
300			_aIncludes References and Appendices
520			_aAbstract: Background: Poison is an agent that if consumed or come into contact may injure, kill or impair normal physiological function in human when the dose or exposure is sufficient. Changes in lifestyle and availability of chemical contribute to increase in magnitude of either intentional or accidental poisoning. Depending on the substance involved, clinical presentation of poisoned patients may vary thus, appropriate emergency management is required. Methodology: A retrospective cross-sectional study which was conducted at BMC, Mwanza. Medical files of patients were used to obtain information which was filled in a well-structured checklist. Data was analysed using SPSS application version 20. Results: Among 144 patients’ medical files, there were 86 (59.7%) males and 58 (40.3%) females with mean age of 25.4 ± 16.8. With type of poisoning being from snake bites 26.4% and medicines 17.4%. The cause was accidental 44.4%, unknown 29.9%. Patients presented with various clinical presentation such cholinergic manifestation 44.4% that is vomiting, diarrhoea, salivation. Majority of patients were properly managed and had good treatment outcome were 98.6% of patients were discharged. Conclusion: Poisoning is among the medical emergency which require immediate therapy to maintain quality of life. Being a developing country commonly used agents are pesticides, medicines. Thus, they require appropriate control by the government.
600			_xPharmacology _930211
700			_aAnthony Liwa _922956
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