Pesticide intoxications in the Centre of Portugal: three years analysis.

摘要: Abstract Pesticides are used in most countries around the world to protect agricultural and horticultural crops against damage. Poisoning by these toxicant agents occurs as a result of misuse or accidental exposure, also oral ingestion (voluntary not). In Portugal, pesticide intoxications still cause death, found considerable number cases. The authors retrospectively examined cases poisoning Centre from autopsies performed Forensic Pathology Service Coimbra’s Delegation National Institute Legal Medicine (NILM) other carried out well some samples taken hospitals suspected intoxication. this study, positive have been especially studied, order identify used, etiology. frequency its distribution sex age were analyzed. Between January 2000 December 2002, Toxicology Laboratory received 639 analysis requests. 2000, total 149 requests, 30 positive, 63.3% male individuals 36.7% female. 2001, requests increased 240 (43), 74.4% 25.6% female analyzed 250, with 38 (73.6% 26.4% female). Among pesticides, organophosphorus insecticides constitute important class detected forensic intoxications, representing 63% cases, followed herbicides, 33% results. Quinalphos is insecticide, present 32 111 herbicide paraquat, 31 study emphasizes increasing analyses, particularly relevant for compounds herbicides. Intoxication suspicion, voluntary, seems be common incidents, which analyses requested, but it evident that putative unknown large Therefore, more stringent legislation enforcement regarding sale toxic substances needed.