Аннотация:The purpose of the present study was to examine the pattern of acute intoxications and to analyze the causes of acute chemical injury in Omsk in the past 5 years. The patients referred for and admitted to the Acute Intoxication Center for acute chemical intoxication were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed. The study has established that there was an increase in the number of patients referred for and admitted to the Acute Intoxication Center in the period of 2000 to 2004; the main causes of acute chemical injury being unintentional intoxications associated with alcoholization and ingestion of poisonous substances for suicidal purpose and a rise in the incidence of poisonings with narcotics. The study shows it expedient to elaborate a regional programme for the prevention of acute exogenous intoxications in the context of the region’s chemical safety jointly with drug addiction and psychiatric services.
