|
Age Category
|
Infant (n.95, 8.8%)
|
Pre-School (n.773, 71.9%)
|
School (n.99, 9.2%)
|
Adolescent (n.108, 10.0%)
|
Total
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Gender
| | | | | |
0.045
|
|
Male
|
56 (58.9)
|
423 (54.7)
|
61 (61.6)
|
47 (43.5)
|
587 (54.6)
| |
|
Female
|
39 (41.1)
|
350 (45.3)
|
38 (38.4)
|
61 (56.5)
|
488 (45.4)
| |
|
Time of exposure
| | | | | |
< 0.001
|
|
Morning
|
19 (20.0)
|
148 (19.1)
|
19 (19.2)
|
9 (8.3)
|
195 (18.1)
| |
|
Afternoon
|
26 (27.4)
|
284 (36.7)
|
33 (33.3)
|
41 (38.0)
|
384 (35.7)
| |
|
Evening
|
43 (45.3)
|
325 (42.0)
|
41 (41.4)
|
45 (41.7)
|
454 (42.2)
| |
|
Night
|
7 (7.4)
|
16 (2.1)
|
6 (6.1)
|
13 (12.0)
|
42 (3.9)
| |
|
Location of poison exposure
| | | | | |
< 0.001
|
|
Home
|
92 (96.8)
|
743 (96.1)
|
80 (80.8)
|
74 (68.5)
|
989 (92.0)
| |
|
Outside
|
3 (3.2)
|
30 (3.9)
|
19 (19.2)
|
34 (31.5)
|
86 (8.0)
| |
|
Reasons for poison exposure
| | | | | |
< 0.001
|
|
Accidental exposure
|
95 (100.0)
|
773 (100.0)
|
94 (95.0)
|
30 (27.8)
|
992 (92.3)
| |
|
General accidental exposure
|
79 (83.2)
|
741 (95.9)
|
87 (87.9)
|
29 (26.9)
|
936 (87.1)
| |
|
Medication error
|
16 (16.8)
|
30 (3.9)
|
6 (6.1)
|
1 (0.9)
|
53 (4.9)
| |
|
Abuse
|
0 (0.0)
|
2 (0.3)
|
1 (1.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (0.3)
| |
|
Intentional exposure
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
5 (5.0)
|
78 (72.3)
|
83 (7.7)
| |
|
Abuse substance
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (1.0)
|
41 (38.0)
|
42 (3.9)
| |
|
Suicide attempt
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
4 (4.0)
|
37 (34.3)
|
41 (3.8)
| |
|
Categories of exposure
|
|
Pharmaceutical
|
36 (37.9)
|
239 (30.9)
|
25 (25.3)
|
40 (37.0)
|
340 (31.6)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Neuroactive
|
2 (2.1)
|
43 (5.6)
|
8 (8.1)
|
21 (19.4)
|
74 (6.9)
| |
|
Analgesic
|
8 (8.4)
|
42 (5.4)
|
6 (6.1)
|
12 (11.1)
|
68 (6.3)
| |
|
Cardioactive
|
5 (5.3)
|
47 (6.1)
|
2 (2.0)
|
3 (2.8)
|
57 (5.3)
| |
|
Hormones
|
4 (4.2)
|
33 (4.3)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
37 (3.4)
| |
|
Antistaminic
|
2 (2.1)
|
16 (2.1)
|
2 (2.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
20 (1.9)
| |
|
Respiratory
|
3 (3.2)
|
13 (1.7)
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (0.9)
|
17 (1.6)
| |
|
Antibiotic
|
4 (4.2)
|
9 (1.2)
|
2 (2.0)
|
1 (0.9)
|
16 (1.5)
| |
|
Topic
|
5 (5.3)
|
10 (1.3)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
15 (1.4)
| |
|
Other
|
1 (1.1)
|
8 (1.0)
|
3 (3.0)
|
2 (1.9)
|
14 (1.3)
| |
|
Supplements
|
1 (1.1)
|
9 (1.2)
|
1 (1.0)
|
0 (0,0)
|
11 (1.0)
| |
|
Gastrointestinal
|
1 (1.1)
|
4 (0.5)
|
1 (1.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
6 (0.6)
| |
|
Homeopathic
|
0 (0.0)
|
5 (0.6)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
5 (0.5)
| |
|
Non Pharmaceutical
|
59 (62.1)
|
534 (69.1)
|
74 (74.7)
|
68 (63.0)
|
735 (68.4)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Domestic product
|
12 (12.6)
|
173 (22.4)
|
18 (18.2)
|
5 (4.6)
|
208 (19.3)
| |
|
Industrial product
|
17 (17.9)
|
138 (17.9)
|
23 (23.2)
|
4 (3.7)
|
182 (16.9)
| |
|
Caustic
|
4 (4.2)
|
118 (15.3)
|
11 (11.1)
|
9 (8.3)
|
142 (13.2)
| |
|
Abuse Substance
|
4 (4.2)
|
13 (1.7)
|
1 (1.0)
|
41 (38.0)
|
59 (5.5)
| |
|
Other
|
9 (9.5)
|
18 (2.3)
|
13 (13.1)
|
4 (3.7)
|
44 (4.1)
| |
|
Plant
|
4 (4.2)
|
27 (3.5)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
31 (2.9)
| |
|
Cosmetic
|
2 (2.1)
|
26 (3.4)
|
1 (1.0)
|
1 (0.9)
|
30 (2.8)
| |
|
Food
|
4 (4.2)
|
10 (1.3)
|
5 (5.1)
|
4 (3.7)
|
23 (2.1)
| |
|
Pesticide
|
3 (3.2)
|
11 (1.4)
|
2 (2.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
16 (1.5)
| |
|
Route of exposition
| | | | | |
< 0.001
|
|
Ingestion
|
77 (81.1)
|
707 (91.5)
|
79 (79.8)
|
92 (85.2)
|
955 (88.8)
| |
|
Cutaneous
|
3 (3.2)
|
27 (3.5)
|
8 (8.1)
|
2 (1.9)
|
40 (3.7)
| |
|
Inhalation
|
6 (6.3)
|
3 (0.4)
|
6 (6.1)
|
14 (13.0)
|
29 (2.7)
| |
|
Mucosal contact
|
6 (6.39
|
19 (2.5)
|
2 (2.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
27 (2.5)
| |
|
Ocular
|
0 (0.0)
|
12 (1.6)
|
4 (4.09
|
0 (0.0)
|
16 (1.5)
| |
|
Other
|
3 (3.2)
|
4 (0.5)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
7 (0.7)
| |
|
Injection
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (0.1)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (0.1)
| |
|
Clinical presentation
| | | | | |
< 0.001
|
|
Asymptomatic
|
80 (84.2)
|
584 (75.6)
|
55 (55.6)
|
33 (31.6)
|
752 (70.0)
| |
|
Symptomatic
|
15 (15.8)
|
189 (24.4)
|
44 (44.4)
|
75 (69.4)
|
323 (30.0)
| |
|
Gastrointestinal
|
8 (53.3)
|
130 (68.8)
|
23 (52.3)
|
18 (24.0)
|
179 (55.4)
| |
|
Neurologic
|
5 (33.3)
|
23 (12.2)
|
5 (11.4)
|
44 (58.7)
|
77 (23.8)
| |
|
Dermatological
|
1 (6.7)
|
24 (12.7)
|
12 (27.3)
|
3 (4.0)
|
40 (12.4)
| |
|
Multiple
|
1 (6.7)
|
3 (1.6)
|
1 (2.3)
|
4 (5.3)
|
9 (2.8)
| |
|
Respiratory
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (1.6)
|
3 (6.8)
|
3 (4.0)
|
9 (2.8)
| |
|
Others
|
0 (0.0)
|
6 (3.2)
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (4.09
|
9 (2.8)
| |
|
Hospital admission
| | | | | |
< 0.001
|
|
No
|
53 (55.8)
|
433 (56.0)
|
49 (49.5)
|
29 (26.9)
|
564 (52.5)
| |
|
Yes
|
42 (44.2)
|
340 (44.0)
|
50 (50.5)
|
79 (73.1)
|
511 (47.5)
| |
|
Decontamination
| | | | | |
< 0.001
|
|
None
|
83 (87.4)
|
632 (81.8)
|
84 (84.8)
|
81 (75.0)
|
880 (81.9)
| |
|
Charcoal
|
9 (9.5)
|
106 (13.7)
|
9 (9.1)
|
17 (15.7)
|
141 (13.1)
| |
|
Gastric lavage & charcoal
|
1 (1.1)
|
17 (2.2)
|
1 (1.0)
|
6 (5.6)
|
25 (2.3)
| |
|
Ocular irrigation
|
0 (0.0)
|
14 (1.8)
|
4 (4.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
18 (1.7)
| |
|
Topic wash
|
1 (1.1)
|
3 (0.4)
|
1 (1.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
5 (0.5)
| |
|
Gastric lavage
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (0.1)
|
0 (0.0)
|
4 (3.7)
|
5 (0.5)
| |
|
Intestinal irrigation
|
1 (1.1)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (0.1)
| |
- p-value calculated for each variable
