• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2004

Purpose: A number of reports about the intoxicated patients have been introduced, but there were few multicenter studies. The purpose of this study was to analyse the patients with toxic exposure in the Daejon province. Methods: The patients who were presented to the four academic emergency departments in Daejon with toxic exposure were enrolled from January to June 2003. The collected variables were according to the form which modified from the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System (TESS) of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Results: The toxic exposure patients were 362 cases which is $0.78\%$ of total patients presented to the emergency department. The most common exposure site was home ($84\%$). Eighteen percent of cases were exposed by two or more substances. The most common substance was the pesticides ($34.8\%$), and the non-prescription drugs ($32.6\%$) was followed. The suicidal attempt was the top reason for exposure ($67.1\%$). The route of exposure other than ingestion was $3.6\%$. Although the most patients left the hospital within a day, the average treatment period was 4.4 days. Thirty-one patients ($8.6\%$) were expired, and 22 among them were exposed to the paraquat. Conclusion: We reported the current status of toxic exposure in Daejon province by modified TESS style.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.250-256
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• 2002

본 연구의 목적은 강원도 고냉지대 배추경작자들의 농약사용 실태를 조사하여 문제점을 파악하고 이를 해결할 수 있는 방안을 강구하는데 있다. 태백시, 평창군, 정선군에 거주하는 배추경작자 185명을 대상으로 일대일 설문조사를 실시하였고, 이를 통해 얻어진 결과를 통계 분석하였다. 응답자들은 배추경작지에 문제가 되는 병으로는 무사마귀병, 무름병, 노균병, 탄저병을, 해충으로는 배추좀나방, 진딧물, 파밤나방, 배추흰나비를, 잡초로는 흰여뀌, 쇠별꽃, 바랭이, 비름을 꼽았다. 경작지에 발생하는 병해충 방제를 위해 살균 살충제를 사용한다는 응답자는 51.3%이었던 반면, 잡초를 방제하기 위해 제초제를 사용한다는 응답자는 20.7%이었다. 농약을 사용한다는 응답자들은 선호하는 농약을 편향하는 경향이 있었는데, 제초제의 경우 응답자의 87.2%가 paraquat와 glyphosate를 사용하고 있었기에 동일 제초제 사용으로 인한 저항성 잡초의 출현이 예상된다. 전체 응답자의 84.2%는 본인의 경험과 농약상의 추천으로 농약을 선정하고 있었는데, 이의 결과로 빈나리$^{(R)}$와 같은 미적용 농약을 사용하는 문제를 안고 있었다. 많은 응답자들이 동일 농약을 3년 이상 연용하고 있었으며(39.2%), 기준량 이상의 농약을 살포하고 있었다(45.6%). 이러한 잘못된 농약선정 및 사용으로 46.7%의 응답자들은 약해를 경험하였으며, 51.2%는 중독증상을 경험하였다. 이 지역 경작자들을 위한 올바른 농약의 선정 및 사용법과 효율적인 병해충 및 잡초 방제법에 대한 교육 프로그램이 개발, 보급되어야 할 것이라 판단된다.

• 약학회지
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.341-347
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• 2010

The majority of forensic autopsies in Korea are performed by the National Institute of Scientific Investigation (NISI), and the NISI has carried out about 4,000 cases annually. Total 4,578 autopsies were performed by NISI in 2009, among them 2,918 cases (64%) were carried out at main office of NISI in Seoul, which is in charge of Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi province. In this study we investigated pattern of drugs & poisons in autopsy cases for recent three years in Korea. Postmortem specimens (bloods, gastric contents, etc) from autopsy cases by main office of NISI during 2007~2009 were screened for drugs & poisons. Using laboratory information management system of NISI (iLIMS), the kinds of drugs & poisons and the frequency were investigated. As the results, 1,705 cases were negative to drugs & poisons, it occupied 58% of total 2,918 autopsy cases in 2009. During three years (2007~2009), the kinds of drugs & poisons detected in specimens were 206, 185 and 203, respectively, and top three drugs were atropine (anticholinergic), chlorpheniramine (antihistamine) and lidocaine (local anaesthetic/anti-arrythmic). These drugs were supposed to be used not so much for suicidal or homicidal purpose as for therapeutic purpose in hospital. Meanwhile cyanide showed the highest frequency of poisons during 2007~2009, and the frequency was 32 cases in 2009. In case of pesticides, poisoning by paraquat (herbicide, 17 cases) showed the highest frequency, and methomyl (insecticide, 9 cases) and glyphosate (herbicide, 7 cases) were followed. Finally we selected 62 drugs as target drugs for systematic toxicological analysis (STA) for Korea. Poisons such as pesticides, natural toxins, volatile compounds should be included for STA in further study.