Table 6.
Fatal acute poisonings in Oslo during one year 2008–2009
| Sex, age | Main agent | Coagents | Intention | Days | Days on ventilator | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♂ 25* |
Heroin |
Ethanol |
AOSA |
6 |
6 |
CA (A) with ROSC. Anoxic brain damage. |
| ♀ 25 |
Heroin |
|
AOSA |
4 |
4 |
CA (A) with ROSC. Anoxic brain damage. |
| ♀ 29 |
Insulin |
Ethanol |
Definite suicide |
9 |
9 |
Hypoglycemic brain damage. Organ donor. |
| ♀ 38 |
Methadone |
Heroin, BZD |
Possible suicide |
<1 |
<1 |
CA (A) with ROSC, long time anoxia. |
| ♂ 45 |
Heroin |
Ethanol |
AOSA |
<1 |
<1 |
CA (A) with ROSC, circulatory failure. |
| ♀ 75* |
BZD |
|
Accident, dementia |
33 |
17 |
Coma, hypotension, respiratory failure. |
| ♀ 77 |
Amlodipine |
BZD-like substances |
Definite suicide |
1 |
1 |
Coma, acute renal failure, IABP, circulatory failure. |
| ♀ 86* | CO | Definite suicide | <1 | <1 | Coma, third-degree burn (25% of skin), HbCO 26%, respiratory failure. |
*Active treatment discontinued.
AOSA accidental overdose with substances of abuse, A asystolia, BZD benzodiazepines, CA cardiac arrest, HbCO carboxyhemoglobin fraction, IABP intra-aortic balloon pump, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation.