Vol. 3 No. 01 (2019)
Poisoning is a significant global public health problem.1 It is also an important health problem in Bangladesh. It is one of the important causes of patient admission to emergency department and Intensive Care Units (ICU). It is estimated that around 3, 00,000 poisoning per year occur in Bangladesh and cost around 2000 death per year.2 There is no poison information center in Bangladesh, so accurate incidence is difficult to know.
The adverse consequences of poisoning are higher in underdeveloped and developing countries because of presence of weak health regulations and poor health care services.4 Poisoning is common in our society having significant morbidity and mortality
