Table 1.
All causes of death | Primary cardiac arrest | |
---|---|---|
Number | 214 | 55 |
Demographic characteristics | ||
Age, y, median (IQR) | 42 (31–52) | 42 (30–54) |
Males (%) | 183 (85.5) | 47 (85.5) |
Time from ingestion to admission, h, median (IQR) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–4) |
Admission characteristics | ||
Symptomatic (%) | 190 (88.8) | 49 (89.1) |
GSC score, median (IQR) | 6 (3–13) | 3 (3–12) |
Treatment | ||
Previous atropine (%) | 131 (61.2) | 36 (65.5) |
Oxime treatment (%) | 155 (75.6) | 43 (78.2) |
Intubated (%) | 183 (85.5) | 50 (90.9) |
Poisoning | ||
Chlorpyrifos (%) | 47 (22.0) | 13 (23.6) |
Dimethoate (%) | 81 (37.9) | 22 (40.0) |
Fenthion (%) | 16 (7.5) | 5 (9.1) |
Other OP insecticide* (%) | 28 (13.1) | 5 (9.1) |
Carbamate insecticide† (%) | 15 (7.0) | 3 (5.5) |
Unknown anticholinesterase insecticide (%) | 27 (12.6) | 7 (12.7) |
IQR, interquartile range. Data are number (%) or otherwise indicated. Data were collected on admission to hospital; recruitment occurred soon after.
Other OP insecticides included: diazinon, malathion, oxydemeton-methyl, phenthoate, profenofos, prothiofos, and quinalphos.
Carbamates included: carbosulfan and fenobucarb.