To investigate acute drug intoxication trends in the elderly visited Emergency Medical Centers, Data was collected from the records of poisoning patients visited Five different Hospitals from January 1. 2007 to December 31. 2007. The analysis was conducted by using 135 cases of 624 cases. When considering only the elderly and making comparisons between the urban areas and the rural areas the following data was produced. In regard to patients with acute drug intoxication, the main substance of choice was pesticides. Cases of acute drug intoxication are definitely higher for those categorized as the rural elderly (75.0%) when compared with those categorized as the urban elderly (44.1%). The male to female ratio, those living together as a family, past suicide attempts, mental state and sobriety condition when they came, monthly distribution etc. between the two groups did not demonstrate a difference between them. In regard to reasons given for acute drug intoxication, suicide was the highest at 60.7% of the cases. When comparing accidental reasons for poisoning, the urban elderly, at 34.2% of their cases, were higher than in the rural elderly, at 23.7%. After first aid was administered, the admission rate was higher for the rural elderly (47.4%) than for the urban elderly (33.9%). This shows that the rural elderly have a more severe acute drug intoxication poisoning problem than the urban elderly do.

To investigate acute drug intoxication trends in the elderly visited Emergency Medical Centers, Data was collected from the records of poisoning patients visited Five different Hospitals from January 1. 2007 to December 31. 2007. The analysis was conducted by using 135 cases of 624 cases. When considering only the elderly and making comparisons between the urban areas and the rural areas the following data was produced. In regard to patients with acute drug intoxication, the main substance of choice was pesticides. Cases of acute drug intoxication are definitely higher for those categorized as the rural elderly (75.0%) when compared with those categorized as the urban elderly (44.1%). The male to female ratio, those living together as a family, past suicide attempts, mental state and sobriety condition when they came, monthly distribution etc. between the two groups did not demonstrate a difference between them. In regard to reasons given for acute drug intoxication, suicide was the highest at 60.7% of the cases. When comparing accidental reasons for poisoning, the urban elderly, at 34.2% of their cases, were higher than in the rural elderly, at 23.7%. After first aid was administered, the admission rate was higher for the rural elderly (47.4%) than for the urban elderly (33.9%). This shows that the rural elderly have a more severe acute drug intoxication poisoning problem than the urban elderly do.

우리나라 교정시설 여성수용자 관리에 대한 관심이 증가하면서, 남성수용자 위주의 교정정책에서 벗어나 여성수용자의 특성을 고려한 정책적 접근을 시작 하고 있다. 미성년의 자녀들을 두고 있는 여성이 교정시설에 수용되는 경우 여성수용자 자신뿐만 아니라 자녀들에게도 심각한 영향을 주게 된다. 많은 연구에서 자녀들이 분리로 인한 슬픔, 공허감, 무기력감, 분노와 공포를 경험할 수 있으며 어린시기의 이러한 영향은 장기적으로 자녀들의 정상적인 성장에 악영향을 미칠 수 있다는 결과가 도출되었다. 미국에서는 이러한 문제점들을 해결하기 위해 교정시설에서 다양한 프로그램을 시행하고 있다. 어머니와의 분리로 인한 문제점을 줄이기 위해 교도소 탁아시설이 운영되고 있으며 이러한 프로그램은 여성수용자들과 자녀들의 유대감을 향상시키고 출소후에도 자녀들과의 재결합을 촉진시키는 것으로 조사되고 있다. 그 외에도 IMPACT, MOLD, CVP, MATCH 등 여성수용자와 자녀들의 접촉 기회를 증가시키는 많은 프로그램이 시행중에 있다. 우리나라에서도 최근 여성수용자와 자녀관계 회복․개선 프로 그램의 중요성에 대해 인식하고, 가족사랑캠프, 어머니학교, 가족만남의 날, 가 족만남의 집, 귀휴 등 다양한 프로그램을 운영하고 있다. 이러한 프로그램의 내 실을 다지고 더욱 발전시키기 위해서는 교정당국과 보건복지가족부․여성부․ 지방자치단체․사회복지기관 등 유관기관과 지역사회가 협력해 나가야 할 것이다.