COVID-19 impacts on Poisoning

l  Decrease in the number of toxic effects by contacting with venomous animals and plants (ICD10: T63) in 2020, especially 2020 Q1-Q2 (-44.8%, -20.1%). The major cause is the staying home policy. 

l  Number of suicide overdose (ICD: T39, T42, T43, T50, T54, T58, and T60), increased during 2020 Q1 and Q2 (+15.5% and +11.4%). Indeed, the COVID-19 leads to a mental impact on everyone. 

l  Significant decrease in the number of uses of illicit drugs especially in 2020 Q1 and Q2 (-37.5% and -66.7%).

Ref:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34312037/

edited by Yu-Jang Su  July 29, 2021.