From: Paediatric poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: an epidemiological study
 | Transfers which presented to tertiary hospital | Transfers which did not presented tertiary hospital | Total number of patients who referred to transfer n (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age 1 ≤ 6 children | Age7 ≤ 12 children | Age 1 ≤ 6 children | Age7 ≤ 12 children |  | |
Hydrocarbons | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 22 (15.4) | 1 (0.7) | 25 (17.5) |
Plants | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 33 (23.1) | 22 (15.4) | 58 (40.6) |
Medicines | 8 (5.6) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (2.8) | 8 (5.6) | 21 (14.7) |
Agro c hemicals | 6 (4.2) | 4 (2.8) | 7 (4.9) | 4 (2.8) | 21 (14.7) |
Other chemicals | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.1) |
Unknown poisoning | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (4.9) | 8 (5.6) | 15 (10.5) |
Total | 19 (13.3) | 5 (3.5) | 76 (53.1) | 43 (30.1) | 143 (100) |