Table 2.
Time to presentation and clinical effects of MCPA poisoning.
| N (total = 181) (%) | ||
| Time to presentation | ||
| Unknown | 1(0.5) | |
| <2 hours | 18 (9.9) | |
| 2 to < hours | 61 (33.7) | |
| 4 to <7 hours | 62 (34.2) | |
| 7 to <12 hours | 24 (13.2) | |
| 12 to <24 hours | 9 (5.0) | |
| >24 hours | 6 (3.3) | |
| Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) | On arrival | Lowest during admission |
| 15 | 154 (85.1) | 153 (84.5) |
| 13-14 | 11 (6.1) | 8 (4.4) |
| 10-12 | 9 (5.0) | 9 (5.0) |
| 4-9 | 4 (2.2) | 6 (3.3) |
| 3 | 3 (1.6) | 5 (2.8) |
| Lowest recorded systolic blood pressure during admission (mmHg) | ||
| >120 | 46 (25.4) | |
| 101-120 | 103 (56.9) | |
| 80-100 | 21 (11.6) | |
| <80 | Nil | |
| Not recorded (patient alert & interactive) | 11 (6.1) | |
| Outcome at Discharge | ||
| Alive | 173 (95.6) | |
| Dead | 8 (4.4) | |
| Median time to live discharge, days (range | 2.0 (1-7) | |