| | |
Hospital n (%)
|
Outside n (%)
|
Total n (%)
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
|
Median
|
42
|
41
|
41
|
| |
IQR
|
26–77
|
29–51
|
29–51
|
|
Sex
|
Males
|
2 (25)
|
86 (79)
|
88 (75)
|
| |
Females
|
6 (75)
|
23 (21)
|
29 (25)
|
|
Intention
|
AOSA
|
3 (38)
|
67 (62)
|
70 (58)
|
| |
Other accidents
|
1 (13)
|
20 (18)
|
21 (21)
|
| |
Definite suicide
|
3 (38)
|
9 (8)
|
12 (10)
|
| |
Possible suicide
|
1 (13)
|
9 (8)
|
10 (9)
|
| |
Open verdict
|
0 (0)
|
4 (4)
|
4 (3)
|
|
Main agent
|
Opioids
|
4 (50)
|
68 (62)
|
72 (62)
|
| |
CO
|
1 (13)
|
10 (9)
|
11 (9)
|
| |
Ethanol
|
0 (0)
|
7 (6)
|
7 (6)
|
| |
Codeine (+ paracetamol)*
|
0 (0)
|
6 (6)
|
6 (5)
|
| |
Cardiovascular drugs
|
1 (13)
|
1 (1)
|
2 (2)
|
| |
Benzodiazepines
|
1 (13)
|
3 (3)
|
4 (3)
|
| |
Other illegal
|
0 (0)
|
3 (3)
|
3 (3)
|
| |
Anti-depressants
|
0 (0)
|
3 (3)
|
3 (3)
|
| |
Anti-epileptics
|
0 (0)
|
3 (3)
|
3 (3)
|
| |
Other
|
1 (13)
|
5 (5)
|
6 (5)
|
|
Co-agent(s)
|
Yes
|
5 (63)
|
93 (85)
|
98 (84)
|
|
No
|
3 (38)
|
16 (15)
|
19 (16)
|
|
Total
| |
8 (100)
|
109 (100)
|
117 (100)
|
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AOSA accidental overdoses with substances of abuse, IQR interquartile range.
- *Combination drug Of the deaths by opioids, nine were due to methadone. The patient who died of benzodiazepines in hospital was 75-years-old, while the three patients who died outside hospital had taken multiple toxic agents. Of the deaths by CO, one was caused by car engine smoke, while the remainder were caused by fire smoke. The death in hospital by “other” was caused by insulin.
