Table 1 Characteristics of study sample
Total – no. (%) | 351 |
|---|---|
Age (years) - median (IQR, 25° - 75°) | 3.0 (8.1, 1.7–9.8) |
Sex (females) | 203 (57.8) |
Male to female ratio | 1:1.4 |
Type of contact | |
- Phone call | 223 (63.5) |
- Admission to ED | 121 (34.5) |
- Both | 7 (2.0) |
Reason for intake | |
- Wrong use | 144 (41.0) |
- Accidental intake | 132 (37.6) |
- Suicidal intent | 74 (21.1) |
- Correct usea | 1 (0.3) |
Drug taken | |
- Paracetamol | 230 (65.5) |
- Ibuprofene | 119 (33.9) |
- Both | 2 (0.6) |
More than 1 molecule takenb | 21 (6.0) |
Symptomatic | 26 (7.4) |
Comorbidities | 69 (19.7) |
Type of drug intake | |
- Ingestion | 309 (88.0) |
- Oral/mucosal | 10 (2.8) |
- Injection | 1 (0.3) |
- Other | 31 (8.8) |
Place of intake | |
- At home | 342 (97.4) |
- At hospital | 2 (0.6) |
- Other/unknown | 7 (2.0) |
Grading of intoxication | |
- Mild | 275 (78.3) |
- Moderate | 66 (18.8) |
- Severe | 8 (2.3) |
- NA | 2 (0.5) |
Likelihood of intoxication | |
- Not intoxicated | 247 (70.4) |
- Suspected intoxication | 40 (11.4) |
- Possible intoxication | 25 (7.1) |
- Probable intoxication | 15 (4.3) |
- Certain intoxication | 13 (3.7) |
- Not indicated | 11 (3.1) |
Hospitalization | 107 (30.5) |
- Pediatric department | 62 (57.9) |
- Brief intensive observation | 43 (40.2) |
- Pediatric intensive care unit | 1 (0.9) |