Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic influences health care
facilities world-wide. The flow rate, type, and severity of cases presented to emergency …

Background Poisoning is a major health problem especially in developing countries and
leads to high morbidity and mortality. Aim To identify the profile of acute poisoning in the …

Introduction: Acute poisoning causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is scarce of
information on acute poisoning in the study area. Objective: To assess treatment outcome …

Objectives: Intoxication with pesticides is a well-known public health problem. We aimed to
describe the demographic and toxico-clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with …

Early risk stratification of acutely poisoned patients is essential to identify patients at high risk
of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We aimed to develop a prognostic model and risk …

Background Nepal recorded 5754 suicides in 2018–19-a high number for a relatively small
country. Over 24% of these suicides were by poisoning, most by ingestion of highly …

Background Cardiotoxicity is a major toxic effect induced by several types of drugs. An
electrocardiogram is done routinely in cardiovascular drug exposures. Cardiac troponin I …

Toxicological emergencies pose a significant health burden in Nepal, particularly in rural
agricultural regions. Intentional pesticide self-poisoning, especially with organophosphates …

Toxicological emergencies present a significant health challenge in Nepal. Despite the high
burden, the country has inadequate formal toxicology training, medical toxicology expertise …

Summary Background The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affects health care
facilities worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the pattern, severity and outcome of the …