| Document ID (ISN) | 60689 |
| CIS number |
93-1282 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Muldoon S.R., Hodgson M.J. |
| Title |
Risk factors for nonoccupational organophosphate pesticide poisoning |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 1992, Vol.34, No.1, p.38-41. Illus. 14 ref. |
| Abstract |
Between 1966 and 1980, 535 occurrences (with 670 persons exposed overall) of non-occupational, non-agricultural malathion poisoning were reported in the Pesticide Incident Monitoring System (PIMS) database in the USA. Home exposures accounted for 494 (92%) of the reports, with improper use (61%) and labelling problems (3%) being the primary causes. Another 17 reports (3%) were associated with commercial pesticide application at home. Of the 18 fatalities, 11 were successful suicides, while the rest were unintentional. If data from a previous coded data set on diazinon are also considered, it can be concluded that public health measures aimed at the safer use of pesticides outside the workplace are needed and that PIMS data are a valuable source of epidemiological data on pesticide poisoning. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
acute poisoning; organophosphorus compounds; malathion; non-occupational accidents; home accidents; pesticides |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; diazinon; fatalities; warning notices; suicide |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Esters and salts
Agricultural chemicals
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