POISONING CASES INCREASE IN ARMENIA

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN. 543 cases of poisoning were fixed
in Armenia during the first half of 2005, as a result of what 9
people died and 592 were injured. As the Noyan Tapan correspondent
was informed by the RA Department for Emergency Situations (DES),
this year the number of cases of poisoning inreased by 140, compared
with the same period of 2004. According to the DES, poisoning increase
was fixed in January-February. If during the first quarter, cases
of gas-poisoning increase, during the second and third quarters,
food and alcohol poisoning increases. As it was in the past, the
most part of cases of poisoning took place as a result of usage of
alcoholic drinkings of bad quality. 75 cases of poisoning beause of
smag and natural gaz leakage were fixed during thw first half of the
month. 7 people died because of carbon monoxideas, and 84 people,
icluding 6 children were injured. 14 people, including 1 child were
injured because of gas leakage.