IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF MANAGING POISONING PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BY THE ON DUTY PHYSICIANS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF DEFINITIVE INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Objective: The comparison of rate of hospitalization and the requirement assessment for physicians in Emergency Department to have awareness and knowledge about the poisoning cases definitive treatment was the objective of this research. Methods: In our retrospective research we assessed a total of 589 cases which were adult patients hospitalized in the Emergency Department of Mayo Hospital, Lahore in the timeframe of January, 2016 to December 2016 with the incidence of poisoning. We compared the hospitalization rates and epidemiological data among the patients having generally better medical condition, which were requiring simple intervention methods and shortly discharged from the emergency of the hospital after supervision; whereas, poor condition patients were hospitalized for a longer time duration. Data analysis was made through SPSS. Results: In the total 589 cases, 256 cases were of good medical state (43.4%); whereas, 333 cases (56.5%) were in a bad medical state. Good medical condition cases were 244 in number (95.3%) and they were managed in the Emergency Department, after necessary treatment they were discharged from the hospital; whereas, 295 patients (88.6%) of poor medical state were also discharged. A total of fifty patients (8.4%) were hospitalized and complete medical intervention and treatment was extended to them till the time of complete recovery. Conclusion: All the cases of the poisoning who were admitted in the hospital the treatment of the good and nearly poor was made in the emergency department; whereas, fifty cases were hospitalized and discharged after complete recovery. The good general medical condition was regularized with the help of definite interventions by the physicians. Keywords: Poisoning, Emergency department and Hospitalization.