Table 1 Total admissions based on agent, and the main agents separated by sex in 1065 hospital admissions for acute poisoning in Oslo in 2008
Toxic agent | Main + co-agents | Main agents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Total n (%) | Males n (%) | Females n (%) | p-value | |
Ethanol | 445 (42) | 194 (18) | 120 (22) | 74 (14) | <0.001* |
BZD | 293 (28) | 160 (15) | 73 (14) | 87 (16) | ns |
Paracetamol2 | 184 (17) | 116 (11) | 31 (6) | 85 (16) | <0.001* |
Opioids | 152 (14) | 114 (11) | 80 (15) | 34 (6) | <0.001* |
GHB | 96 (9) | 85 (8) | 67 (13) | 18 (3) | <0.001* |
Neuroleptics | 99 (9) | 60 (6) | 15 (3) | 45 (9) | <0.001* |
Anti-depressants | 106 (10) | 59 (6) | 16 (3) | 43 (8) | <0.001* |
BZD derivates | 128 (12) | 58 (5) | 24 (4) | 34 (6) | ns |
CO and fire smoke | 50 (5) | 48 (5) | 31 (6) | 17 (3) | ns |
Amphetamine | 66 (6) | 25 (2) | 21 (4) | 4 (1) | <0.001* |
Cardiovascular | 27 (3) | 18 (2) | 8 (1) | 10 (2) | ns |
Anti-epileptics | 48 (5) | 17 (2) | 5 (1) | 12 (2) | ns |
Cocaine | 30 (3) | 13 (1) | 10 (2) | 3 (1) | ns |
NSAIDs | 54 (5) | 10 (1) | 3 (1) | 7 (1) | ns |
Other gases | 13 (1) | 11 (1) | 4 (1) | 7 (1) | ns |
Carisoprodol1 | 14 (1) | 8 (1) | 3 (1) | 5 (1) | ns |
Scopolamine | 9 (1) | 8 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | ns |
Anti-coagulants | 8 (1) | 7 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | ns |
Lithium | 5 (<0.5) | 5 (<0.5) | 1 (<0.5) | 4 (1) | ns |
Antihistamines | 54 (5) | 4 (<0.5) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) | ns |
Insulin | 4 (<0.5) | 4 (<0.5) | 2 (<0.5) | 2 (<0.5) | ns |
Other | 139 (13) | 41 (4) | 15 (3) | 26 (5) | ns |
Total | 1065 (100) | 536 (100) | 529 (100) | ||