[Epidemiological approach to acute poisoning in Asturias]

Two hundred and twenty cases of acute overdoses are revised using a specific protocol. We have found a larger number of cases of overdoses to exist in women (62.73%), at an average of 32 years of age, the typical deviation being that of 15.8. Intentional overdoses are predominant (80%), 55.1% using benzodiazepines. The abuse of one sole drug (67.3%) is greater in comparison to combining drugs sole drug (67.3%) is greater in comparison to combining drugs with alcohol (10.2%). The treatment most often used was stomach pumping (49.5%), being effective in 76.1% of the cases Hospitalizations total 16.8%, with 30% remaining in observation. A comparison of our study is made with available Spanish sources, demonstrating: a) The smaller number of acute overdoses. b) The increasing importance of the acute overdoses caused by benzodiazepines and derivatives of opium, thus the interest in the use of antidotes such as Naloxone and Flumazenil which improve the prognosis of these patients. In our series in particular, there is a 0% death rate.