Mass Occupational Phosphine Poisoning of a Dry-Cargo Ship Crew: A Case Report.

Fumigation of grain cargoes in the ship holds with phosphorus hydrogen-based substances has been widely introduced into the daily practice of the fleet. We present a case of mass occupational phosphine poisoning in the crew of the cargo ship. On October 18, 2018, the "Nazmehr" cargo ship transporting grain from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan by the Caspian Sea has sent a SOS signal.

[THE COMPARATIVE STRUCTURE OF ACUTE POISONINGS IN TWO CAPITAL CITIES OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS REGION].

Objective - according to WHO, acute poisoning is one of the important public health global problems. At the same time, each geographic region is characterized by a unique epidemiological situation on acute poisoning. The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the main toxic-epidemiological parameters of the two largest cities of the South Caucasus - Baku and Tbilisi, and on the basis of the obtained data to develop a program on chemical safety and prevention of acute poisoning among population of the region.

[POISONING BY PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL DRUGS IN AZERBAIJAN: THE RESULTS OF 8-YEAR PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATION].

Acute poisoning of chemical etiology is a significant global public health problem. The aim of this study was the analysis of the toxicoepidemiological structure of psychopharmacological drugs poisoning in Azerbaijan. We collected and analyzed the data on all cases of acute poisoning by psychopharmacological drugs (codes of categories T42/T43 ICD-10) undergoing inpatient treatment at the Center of Clinical Toxicology in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2009-2016.