Acute Poisoning in Bangladesh: A Systematic Narrative Review
Mohammad Jahid Hasan, Md. Kamrul Hassan, Zuhayer Ahmed, Md. Abdullah Saeed Khan, Jannatul Fardous, Tamanna Tabasssum, Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, David Gozal, and Mohammad Robed Amin
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
20th November, 2022
Acute poisoning is a major public health concern and carries significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, including in Bangladesh. It is estimated that poisoning events are responsible for more than 1 million illness events and approximately 200 000 deaths annually. It is the seventh most common cause of hospital mortality in Bangladesh.1 Pesticides are the common mode of intentional poisoning in the Asian region,2 whereas organophosphorus compound (OPC) toxicity.