Problem
Accidental poisoning by central nervous system drugs
Other Names:
Adverse effects of central nervous system drugs Nature:
Potentially poisonous depressants and stimulants include: anticonvulsants, skeletal muscle relaxants, anaesthetic gases and amphetamines.
Incidence:
Women appear to be less sensitive to the effects of anesthesia but more prone to its side effects. Women are more likely to suffer postoperative complications such as nausea and vomiting, headache and backache. Women wake up almost twice as fast following general anesthesia and three times more women than men have complained of being awake during surgery.
Broader Problems:
Medication complicationsAccidental poisonings Narrower Problems:
Accidental poisoning by sedative medicinesAccidental poisoning by anti-convulsant drugs Related Problems:
Anaesthetic deathAccidental poisoning by local anaestheticAccidental poisoning by psychotherapeutic drugs Subject(s):
Health Care → PharmacyMedicine → Nervous system
Societal Problems → Accidents
Societal Problems → Poison
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST