Table 3 Cause of death of the paediatric pesticide fatalities according to manner of death and toxicological results
Number of paediatric pesticide-related deaths, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cause of death | Consistent with OPa poisoning or ingestion 27 (50.0) | Consistent with OPa poisoning or ingestion but awaiting toxicology 5 (9.3) | Under investigationc 22 (40.7) | Total 54 (100.0) |
Manner of death | ||||
Homicide | 3 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.1) | 5 (9.3) |
Suicide | 9 (33.3) | 2 (40.0) | 7 (31.8) | 18 (33.3) |
Accident | 8 (29.6) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (13.6) | 13 (24.1) |
Under investigation | 7 (25.9) | 1 (20.0) | 10 (45.5) | 18 (33.3) |
Pharmacology screening | ||||
No | 13 (48.1) | 3 (60.0) | 14 (63.6) | 30 (55.6) |
Yes | 14 (51.9) | 2 (40.0) | 8 (36.4) | 24 (44.4) |
Formal toxicological analysis | ||||
No | 4 (14.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (7.4)b |
Yes | 23 (85.2) | 5 (100.0) | 22 (100.0) | 50 (92.6) |