CABALLERO VALLES, P. J. et al. Vigilancia epidemiológica de la intoxicación aguda en el Área Sur de la Comunidad de Madrid: Estudio VEIA 2000. []. , 21, 2, pp.18-24. ISSN 0212-7199.

^les^aObjetivo: Extensos estudios observacionales sobre intoxicaciones agudas (IA) permiten detectar cambios de tendencia imprescindibles para diseñar actuaciones preventivas. VEIA es un estudio evolutivo de las IA atendidas en Urgencias del Hospital 12 de Octubre de Madrid en periodos anuales completos [1979 (1,2), 1985 (3), 1990 (4), 1994 (5) y 1997 (6)], presentamos el 2000 y comparamos los resultados con los previos. Métodos y resultados: El método se mantiene idéntico. 1.128 IA 88% voluntarias. 451 intentos de suicidio. Las benzodiazepinas son el 44% de los medicamentos; El alcohol el 75% de los tóxicos no farmacológicos y las drogas el 19%. Conclusiones: En las mujeres aumentan las IA por alcohol y drogas y disminuyen los intentos de suicidio, ello supone una aproximación de los roles hombre/mujer. Hay un envejecimiento en los IS (¿se “pasa de moda” suicidarse entre los jóvenes?) y advertimos dos pautas: IS con medicamentos con 0,1% de mortalidad y por no-medicamentos con 3%. Dos de cada cinco hombres con IS son adictos. Disminuyen las benzodiazepinas, el paracetamol sustituye a la Aspirina y los AINE a los restantes analgésicos. El alcohol es el tóxico no-farmacológico predominante, pero disminuye un 11%. Las drogas, que ahora superan a los venenos tradicionales (gases, disolventes, etc.) suponen un 40% más que en 1997. Al comparar 1994 y 2000, la heroína no cambia pero la cocaína pasa de 13 casos a 67 y las anfetaminas tipo MDMA crecen de modo geométrico.^len^aObjective: Extensive observational studies of acute intoxications (AI) allow the detection of trend changes indispensable for the design of preventive actions. VEIA is an evolutional study of AI attended at the Emergency Services of the Hospital “Doce de Octubre” of Madrid over all-round annual periods (1979, 1985, 1990, 1994 and 1997); we present the results of 2000 and compare them with those of previous years. Methods and results: An identical method was used. The hospital attended 1,128 AI, 88% of them voluntary. There were 451 suicide attempts. Forty four per cent of drugs involved were benzodiazepines. Alcohol represented 75% of non-pharmacological toxic substances and drugs, 19%. Conclusions: An increase of AI caused by alcohol and drugs was observed among women, as well as a decrease of suicide attempts, which reflects an approximation of man/woman roles. An aging trend was observed in suicide attempts (Is suicide “outmoded” among young people?), along with two patterns: Suicide attempts with drugs  had a mortality rate of 0.1% and suicide attempts without drugs, of 3%. Two out of five men attempting suicide had drug addictions. There had been a reduction of benzodiazepines use and substitution of aspirine for paracetamol and of other analgesics for NSAID. Alcohol was the predominant non-pharmacological toxic substance, but had decreased 11%. Drugs, that had surpassed the traditional poisons (gases, solvents, etc.) represented 40% more than in 1997. When 1994 and 2000 were compared, heroine had not changed significantly, but cocaine had increased from 13 cases to 67 and amphetamines type MDMA had increased geometrically

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