Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of acute poisoning with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicenter retrospective study in Jiangsu province, China from 2017 to 2023
Epidemiological results revealed that the acute poisoning by pesticides and drugs occurred primarily at home and through suicidal attempts. The most susceptible age to a given poisoning may differ, but a working-age group remains the largest population of intentionally or unintentionally poisoned victims. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on acute poisoning was prominent, which significantly altered the epidemiological and clinical characteristics.
Authors
- Jiarong Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3016-0611)
- Guoqing Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0278-0018)
- Xiaojun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0880-0366)
- Zhimin Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9765-2720)
- Yongpeng Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5787-5463)
- X. Sean Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9059-3713)
- Jianguo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3071-9457)
- Wenqin Zhou
Institutions
- Jiangsu University (CN)
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Nantong University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University (CN)
- Lianyungang Oriental Hospital (CN)
- Central People's Hospital of Zhanjiang (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University (CN)
- Zhenjiang City Fourth People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24468-4
- Primary Topic
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Jiangsu University