From: Childhood acute poisoning in the Italian North-West area: a six-year retrospective study
Age [n, (%)] | Sex [n, (%)] | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 1 years | 1–4 years | 5–9 years | > 10 years | Males | Females | ||
Nonpharmaceuticals | |||||||
Household cleansers | 19 (6.4) | 244 (81.9) | 22 (7.4) | 13 (4.4) | 169 (56.7) | 129 (43.3) | 298 |
Cosmetics | 3 (5.6) | 47 (87) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (5.6) | 32 (59.2) | 22 (40.8) | 54 |
CO | 6 (14.6) | 10 (24.4) | 19 (46.3) | 6 (14.6) | 17 (41.5) | 24 (58.5) | 41 |
Plants and mushrooms | 3 (8.6) | 26 (74.3) | 4 (11.4) | 2 (5.7) | 17 (48.6) | 18 (51.4) | 35 |
Recreational drugs | 7 (23.3) | 21 (70) | 0 (0) | 2 (6.7) | 20 (66.7) | 10 (33.3) | 30 |
Alcohol | 0 (0) | 7 (58.3) | 2 (16.7) | 3 (25) | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | 12 |
Pet food | 0 (0) | 6 (66.7) | 3 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 5 (55.5) | 4 (44.5) | 9 |
Viper bite | 0 (0) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 4 |
Other Nonpharmaceuticals | 6 (4.8) | 85 (68) | 24 (19.2) | 10 (8) | 73 (58.4) | 52 (41.6) | 125 |
Totals per age category or sex | 44 (7.2) | 447 (73.5) | 76 (12.5) | 41 (6.7) | 342 (56.2) | 266 (43.7) | 608 (100) |
Pharmaceuticals | |||||||
Analgesics | 11 (12.5) | 62 (70.4) | 9 (10.2) | 6 (6.8) | 51 (57.9) | 37 (42.1) | 88 |
Psychotropics | 3 (3.9) | 41 (53.2) | 21 (27.3) | 12 (15.6) | 45 (58.4) | 32 (41.6) | 77 |
Cardiovascular drugs | 3 (5.7) | 42 (79.2) | 5 (9.4) | 3 (5.7) | 27 (51) | 26 (49) | 53 |
Antimicrobials | 5 (17.9) | 23 (82.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (35.7) | 18 (64.3) | 28 |
Hormonal drugs | 1 (3.8) | 22 (84.6) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (3.8) | 13 (50) | 13 (50) | 26 |
Respiratory drugs | 1 (5.6) | 14 (77.8) | 2 (11.1) | 1 (5.6) | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) | 18 |
Antihistamines | 0 (0) | 14 (87.5) | 1 (6.2) | 1 (6.2) | 6 (37.5) | 10 (62.5) | 16 |
Gastrointestinal drugs | 2 (18.2) | 7 (63.6) | 1 (9.1) | 1 (9.1) | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | 11 |
Vitamins/supplements | 12 (36.4) | 17 (51.5) | 3 (9.1) | 1 (3.0) | 22 (66.7) | 11 (33.3) | 33 |
Other Pharmaceuticals | 3 (4.2) | 57 (79.2) | 8 (11.1) | 4 (5.6) | 38 (52.8) | 34 (47.2) | 72 |
Totals per age category or sex | 41 (9.7) | 299 (70.9) | 52 (12.3) | 30 (7.1) | 225 (53.3) | 197 (46.7) | 422 (100) |