Publications by authors named "H Laborde-Casterot"
Bed bugs are pervasive global pests that have reemerged in the last 20 years as a significant public health concern, especially in densely populated urban areas. Beyond financial losses, expenses, inconvenience, and psychological distress, bed bug infestations often necessitate chemical management, posing poisoning risks to those with an infestation. The French Poison Control Centers recorded 1056 cases of exposure to bed bug insecticide products between 1999 and 2021.
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- In 2023, two deaths in the U.S. were linked to uncooked morel mushrooms, marking a concerning increase in severe gastrointestinal toxicity reports associated with their consumption.
- An analysis of cases from the French National Database showed that a significant percentage of morel exposure resulted in gastrointestinal (83.6%) and neurological (53.3%) symptoms, with some cases leading to shock and fatalities.
- The shift from wild to cultivated morels in sales may contribute to more severe poisoning cases, emphasizing the need for cautious consumption and increased awareness about the risks, especially with raw or undercooked mushrooms.
Introduction: The short message service is an alternative to telephone follow-up of exposure cases reported to poison centres. The aim of this study was to compare the proportion of exposure cases successfully followed up and the respective cost of telephone and short message service follow-up between two poison centres, one using both methods of follow-up (Paris centre) and the other using telephone follow-up only (Nancy centre).
Methods: In 2021, we included cases eligible for short message service follow-up at both centres.
Introduction: Recreational use of nitrous oxide (NO) is increasing in Western countries, including France. During the COVID-19 pandemic, some authors warned that recreational NO use could increase further as the supply of illicit drugs was impacted by various containment measures.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed NO exposures reported to the Paris Poison Control Center (France) from 2010/01/01 to 2021/04/15.