Table 2 Risk of Hospital referral of “P” group, cases for whom PPCc was contacted by phone
Hospital Referral | Yes | Total | Univariable analysis | Multivariable logistic regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n. (%) | n. | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 160 (19.3) | 829 | 1.1 | 0.9–1.4 | ||
Female | 138 (17.6) | 782 | 1.0 | |||
Total | 298 (18.5) | 1611 | ||||
Age category | ||||||
Infant | 31 (13.1) | 237 | 1.0 | |||
Pre School | 234 (19.6) | 1193 | 1.6* | 1.1–2.4 | ||
School | 22 (15.8) | 139 | 1.2 | 0.7–2.3 | ||
Adolescent | 11 (26.2) | 42 | 2.4* | 1.1–5.2 | ||
Total | 298 (18.5) | 1611 | ||||
Time of exposure | ||||||
Morning | 64 (17.3) | 371 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Afternoon | 123 (21.4) | 575 | 1.3 | 0.9–1.8 | 1.5* | 1.0–2.2 |
Evening | 104 (16.6) | 628 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9–1.9 |
Night | 7 (18.9) | 37 | 1.1 | 0.5–2.7 | 1.2 | 0.5–3.3 |
Total | 298 (18.5) | 1611 | ||||
Location of poison exposure | ||||||
Outside | 30 (42.3) | 71 | 3.5* | 2.1–5.7 | 3.9* | 2.1–7.2 |
Home | 268 (17.4) | 1539 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Total | 298 (18.5) | 1611 | ||||
Reasons for poison exposure | ||||||
Intentional exposure | 7 (58) | 12 | ||||
Abuse | 1 (100) | 1 | ||||
Suicide | 6 (54.5) | 11 | 11.0* | 2.7–44.4 | ||
Accidental exposure | 291 (18) | 1599 | ||||
General accidental exposure | 276 (19) | 1452 | 2.1 | 1.2–3.8 | ||
Medication error | 14 (9.9) | 142 | 1.0 | |||
Adverse reaction | 1 (20) | 5 | 2.3 | 0.2–22.2 | ||
Total | 298 (18.5) | 1611 | ||||
Substance | ||||||
Caustic | 41 (50) | 82 | 8.9* | 3.3–23.9 | 44.8* | 9.9–202.2 |
Substance of abuse | 12 (44.4) | 27 | 7.1* | 2.2–23.2 | 22.0* | 4.3–112.6 |
Other | 16 (39.0) | 41 | 5.7* | 1.9–16.6 | 23.1* | 4.6–114.8 |
Plant | 25 (32.1) | 78 | 4.2* | 1.6–10.8 | 9.5* | 2.1–44.1 |
Domestic product | 37 (15.5) | 238 | 1.6 | 0.7–3.9 | 8.0* | 1.8–34.9 |
Industrial product | 38 (10.5) | 363 | 1.0 | 0.4–2.4 | 4.2 | 1.0–18.2 |
Pesticide | 7 (10.1) | 69 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 0.8–21.8 | |
Cosmetic | 12 (10.5) | 114 | 1.0 | 0.4–2.8 | 4.3 | 0.9–20.4 |
Food | 8 (12.7) | 63 | 1.3 | 0.4–3.8 | 3.4* | 0.7–17.3 |
Drug | 102 (19) | 536 | 2.1 | 0.9–4.7 | 1.0 | |
Total | 298 (18.5) | 1611 | ||||
Pharmaceutical | ||||||
Cardioactive | 23 (53.59 | 43 | 29.9* | 4.6–194.0 | 26.7* | 5.6–128.0 |
Antistaminic | 12 (42.9) | 28 | 19.5* | 3.1–123.9 | 17.4* | 3.4–89.1 |
Neuroactive | 18 (40) | 45 | 17.3* | 3.1–97.3 | 15.4* | 3.2–73.4 |
Supplements | 4 (16.7) | 24 | 5.2 | 0.8–32.5 | 6.1* | 1.0–37.2 |
Analgesic | 20 (17.2) | 116 | 5.4* | 1.2–24.9 | 5.8* | 1.3–26.4 |
None | 196 (18.2) | 1075 | 5.8* | 1.4–24.1 | ||
Homeopathic | 2 (15.4) | 13 | 4.7 | 0.6–39.4 | 5.8 | 0.7–46.4 |
Hormones | 9 (13.8) | 65 | 4.2 | 0.8–20.9 | 4.3 | 0.8–20.1 |
Other | 2 (9.1) | 22 | 2.6 | 0.3–20.2 | 3.4 | 0.4–26.7 |
Gastrointestinal | 3 (13.6) | 22 | 4.1 | 0.6–27.7 | 3.3 | 0.5–22.5 |
Topic | 4 (7.4) | 54 | 2.1 | 0.4–12.0 | 3.2 | 0.5–18.3 |
Respiratory | 3 (6) | 50 | 1.7 | 0.3–10.5 | 1.8 | 0.3–11.3 |
Antibiotic | 2 (3.7) | 54 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Total | 298 (18.5) | 1611 | ||||
Route of exposition | ||||||
Ingestion | 271 (21.6) | 1254 | 5.3* | 2.7–10.2 | 5.8* | 2.9–11.6 |
Eye | 2 (8) | 25 | 1.7 | 0.3–8.1 | 2.8 | 0.4–22.7 |
Other | 2 (8.3) | 24 | 1.7 | 0.4–8.5 | 2.4 | 0.5–12.7 |
Inhalation | 4 (12.9) | 31 | 2.8 | 0.8–9.8 | 2.7 | 0.7–10.7 |
Skin | 8 (12.5) | 64 | 2.7 | 1.0–7.3 | 1.5 | 0.5–4.7 |
Mucosa | 10 (5) | 201 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Injection | 0 (0) | 2 | 0.0 | |||
Bite | 0 (0) | 6 | 0.0 | |||
Missing | 1 (25) | 4 | 6.4 | 0.6–68.4 | 11.5 | 0.9–151.9 |
Total | 298 (18.5) | 1611 | 1.7 | |||
Clinical presentation | ||||||
Gastrointestinal Symptoms | 58 (61.7) | 94 | 3.7* | 1.7–8.4 | ||
Neurologic Symptom | 9 (56.3) | 16 | 3.0 | 0.9–10.1 | ||
Respiratory Symptom | 2 (100) | 2 | 0.0 | |||
Others | 2 (40) | 5 | 1.5 | 0.2–10.6 | ||
Dermatological Symptoms | 13 (30.2) | 43 | 1.0 | |||
Multiple Symptoms | 0 (0) | 1 | 0.0 | |||
Total | 84 (52.2) | 161 | ||||
Decontamination | ||||||
Charcoal | 36 (59) | 61 | 18.0* | 3.1–103.8 | 10.0* | 1.2–83.3 |
None | 257 (17.1) | 1501 | 2.6 | 0.6–11.0 | 2.1 | 0.3–16.0 |
Topic wash | 2 (7.4) | 27 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.2–23.7 | |
Ocular irrigation | 2 (9.5) | 21 | 1.3 | 0.2–10.5 | 1.0 | |
Gastric lavage | 1 (100) | 1 | ||||
Total | 298 (18.5) | 1611 | ||||