Table 2.
Clinical status of the 1512 poisoning patients on arrival at the emergency room.
| Parameters | Fatalities (N = 63) | Survivors (N = 1449) | Subtotal (%) | OR (95% CI) | p value |
| Consciousness level | (N = 1512) | < 0.01 | |||
| GCS < 10 | 25 | 186 | 211 (14.0) | 4.5 (2.6–7.6) | |
| GCS ≥ 10 | 38 | 1263 | 1301 (86.0) | 1 | |
| Body temperature (BT) | (N = 1475) | < 0.01 | |||
| Hyperthermia (≥ 37.5°C) or hypothermia (< 36.0°C) | 32 | 331 | 363 (24.6) | 4.6 (2.6–7.9) | |
| BT 36.0–37.5°C | 23 | 1089 | 1112 (75.4) | 1 | |
| Heart rate (HR) | (N = 1468) | < 0.01 | |||
| Tachycardia (> 120 beats/min) or bradycardia (< 60 beats/min) | 25 | 163 | 188 (12.8) | 5.0 (3.0–8.5) | |
| HR 60 to 120 beats/min | 38 | 1243 | 1281 (87.2) | 1 | |
| Systolic blood pressure (SBP) | (N = 1458) | < 0.01* | |||
| Hypotension (SBP < 90 mmHg) | 14 | 30 | 44 (3.0) | 13.6 (6.8–27.3) | |
| SBP ≥ 90 mmHg | 47 | 1367 | 1414 (97.0) | 1 | |
| Respiratory rate (RR) | (N = 1461) | < 0.01* | |||
| Respiratory distress or necessity of intubation | 27 | 60 | 87 (6.0) | 17.7 (10.1–31.3) | |
| RR 10 to 24 per minute | 34 | 1340 | 1374 (94.0) | 1 |
Notes: GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale, OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, respiratory distress is defined as a respiratory rate of > 24 or <10 breaths per minute, or requiring intubation.
*Fisher's exact test.