RT Book, Section
A1 Burillo-Putze, Guillermo
A1 Xarau, Santiago Nogue
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121500401
T1 Pesticides
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121500401
RD 2024/04/18
AB Pesticides  include  insecticides,  herbicides,  and  rodenticides.1  Pesticide  toxicity  results  from  intentional,  accidental,  and  occupational  exposures.  More  than  300,000  pesticide-poisoning  deaths  occur  each  year  worldwide,  with  insecticides  accounting  for  the  majority  of  deaths.2Pesticides  are  marketed  as  multiple  formulations,  often  under  shared  brand  names;  therefore,  complex  clinical  syndromes  can  result  from  exposure  to  both  active  and  other  ingredients.  Ingredients  in  proprietary  formulations,  such  as  petroleum  distillates,  are  inert  to  pests  during  typical  exposures,  but  can  be  toxic  to  humans,  especially  with  excessive  amounts.  Pesticides  have  class-specific  toxicities,  with  many  having  both  local  and  systemic  effects.  Management  often  includes  consultation  with  a  hazardous  materials  and  toxins  database  or  with  a  poison  control  center.  Supportive  care  is  of  utmost  importance  in  pesticide  poisonings,  but  for  some  compounds,  antidotes  are  essential.