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PESTICIDES POISONING
PREVENTION PROGRAM

Department of Community Medicine

Azra Naheed Medical College
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SUMMARY

Preventive measures should be taken while using pesticides.

The amount of the pesticides should be as low as possible.
Farmers should use gloves while spraying pesticides. Try to
avoid eating fruits and vegetables having high amount of
pesticides.

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Date: 4th September, 2015

Topic: Pesticides Poisoning
 Community Medicine Assignment
Submitted To: Dr. Zahid
Submitted By: M. Adil Khan 13250
Fatima Majeed 13251
Hafeeza Madeeha Arshad 13252
Aqib Rizwan 13254
Lalazar Chaudhry 13255
Ayesha Javed 13256

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PESTICIDES
 A pesticide poisoning occurs when chemicals intended to control a
pest affect non-target organisms such as humans, wildlife, or bees. There are
three types of pesticide poisoning.

The first short-term very high level of exposure.

The second type of poisoning is long-term high-level exposure.

The third type of poisoning is a long-term low-level exposure .

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CAUSES OF PESTICIDES POISONING

The most common exposure scenarios for pesticide-poisoning cases
are accidental or suicidal poisonings, occupational exposure, by-
stander exposure to off-target drift, and the general public who are
exposed through environmental contamination.

DISEASES CAUSED BY PESSTICIDES POISONING

 irritation of the nose, throat, eyes or skin

 headache
 dizziness
 profound weakness
 trembling
 muscular incoordination
 mental confusion
 loss of reflexes
 uncontrollable muscular
twitching
 unconsciousness
 death

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PREVENTION
When handling or applying pesticides, exposure can be significantly
reduced by protecting certain parts of the body where the skin
shows increased absorption, such as the scrotal region, underarms,
face, scalp, and hands. Using chemical-
resistant gloves has been shown to
reduce contamination by 33–86%.
GUIDANCE WHILE USINF PESTICIDES