Research Article
Selected Liver Markers in Predicting the Severity of Organophosphate and Carbamate Poisoning
Table 1
Peradeniya Organophosphate Poisoning scale.
| Parameter | Criteria | Score |
| Pupil size | ≥2 mm | 0 | <2 mm | 1 | Pinpoint | 2 |
| Respiratory rate | <20/min | 0 | ≥20/min | 1 | ≥20/min with central cyanosis | 2 |
| Heart rate | >60/min | 0 | 41–60/min | 1 | <40/min | 2 |
| Fasciculation | None | 0 | Present, generalized/continuous | 1 | Both generalized and continuous | 2 |
| Level of consciousness | Conscious and rationale | 0 | Impaired response to verbal command | 1 | No response to verbal command | 2 |
| Seizures | Absent | 0 | Present | 1 |
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0–3: mild poisoning; 4–7: moderate poisoning; 8–11: severe poisoning.
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