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Abstract Aluminum phosphide (AlP) is a highly effective rodenticide. It is used to preserve grains with retained seed viability and minimal toxic residual effect. It is found as dark gray 3-gram tablet with, cheap and easy to use making it widely spread in agriculture countries including Egypt. Easly availability and public awareness of high mortality effect of AlP tablet with lacking authorities’ limitation in sales, it is widely used for commitment suicide. Acute poisoning is a common cause of admission to poison control centers which able to provide immediate, free, and expert treatment in cases of exposure to poisonous or hazardous substances and often needs treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU). It may occur either intentionally (deliberately) or unintentionally (accidentally). Evaluating the magnitude of aluminum phosphide poisoning problem within four years related to arrival and death percentage from total acute poisoning cases admitted to Menoufia Poison Control and dependence Center (MPCC) at Menoufia University hospital: It found that there was a rising of percentages of acute phosphide toxicity cases arrived at the MPCC in years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 as follow 3.3%, 5.8%, 9.9%, 23.5% from total acute toxicity respectively. |