Poisoning by carbon monoxide in Morocco from 1991 to 2008

Objective: to describe the characteristics relating to the provenance of statements, patients and to evaluate the spatiotemporal evolution of carbon monoxide poisoning reported to poison control center and pharmacovigilance of morocco (capm).methods: this is a retrospective study over a period of 18 years from 1991 to 2008, for all cases of poisoning by carbon monoxide reported to capm.results: the epidemiological study focused on 12 976 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning reported to capm between 1991 and 2008. the average age of patients was 25.5 ± 15.6 years, sex ratio was 0.5. the poisoning occurred by accident in 98.7% of cases, especially at home (96.7%) and in cold months. the urban population was the most affected (89.0%). the region of meknes tafilalt was the most concerned with 16.6% of cases. the symptomatology was characterized by the predominance of gastrointestinal tract diseases (37.1%). deaths have reached a percentage of 0.9%.conclusion: these qualitative and quantitative information is useful to highlight warnings and plan a strategy against carbon monoxide poisoning in morocco