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Background: Alcohol poisoning causes several clinical signs and symptoms. The present study was carry out to examine the epidemiology and characteristics of poisoned patients with alcohol, who were treated at the Sina hospital Tabriz in Iran. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the c linical features and laboratory tests in alcohol poisoning. Methods: In the current expressive cross-sectional report, during 2018-2020 details were obtained over referring to all 91 alcohol poisoned patients' files. The data were obtained based on the time interval between poisoning and time of admission to hospital. The data were then analyzed through SPSS software and descriptive statistics. Results: All over this period, 91 cases of alcohol-poisoned patients were hospitalized, out of which 81 patients (90%) were male and 9 patients (10%) were female. Mostly ethanol was used in poisoning (68.7%) and methanol (28%). 56% of alcohol poisoned patients used alcohol for euphoria, 33.3% used it for suicide, and 10.7% used it recreationally. Most poisoning symptoms occurred between 6 to 12 hours after poisoning. Neurological symptoms occurred among 70 patients (76.9%), 52 cases (57%) had gastrointestinal symptoms, and 19 patients (20.8%) had visual symptoms. Conclusion: Most of poisoned patients were men below the age of 30 years and unemployed. Alcohol consumption for euphoria were more common among people with higher education occasionally for recreation and those with high school education level were for suicide to get rid of problems from living environment. Particular attention of health authorities should be directed towards alcohol drinking prevention measures as well as production and availability of surrogate alcohols in the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: Compared to the prevalence and complications, there is still limited evidence in this regard., Background: With an incidence rate of 200,000 cases annually and the induction of numerous complications, caustic ingestion imposes a significant burden on the healthcare system. Apart from being fatal in some cases, this injury affects its victims' quality of life as it is followed by many gastrointestinal problems. This injury mainly occurs accidentally among children, whereas in adults, it often occurs with suicidal intentions. Despite recent advances in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and toxicology, this type of injury remains a debilitating and, in some cases, fatal disorder for its victims., Methods: This study retrospectively evaluated the clinical, laboratory, and endoscopic findings of 150 patients admitted to a referral center of toxicology and forensic medicine and assessed factors associated with each type of injury., Results: The findings indicated a mortality rate as high as 7.3% in this population. Age, pH, and previous medical conditions were associated with more complications. Higher degrees of injury were also significantly associated with higher mortality. No significant difference was observed between types of corrosive substances., Conclusion: It seems that the most effective intervention for controlling caustic ingestion injuries would be psychiatric support, primary healthcare, and household education., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest., (©2022 RIGLD, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases.)