Table 2.

The type of ingested toxic agents in 773 children with acute poisoning

Ingested toxin	Percentage
Opium (%)	191 (24.7%)
Analgesics (%)	161 (20.8%)
Anti-depressants (%)	142 (18.2%)
Anti-hypertensive (%)	49 (6.3%)
Hydrocarbones (%)	45 (5.8%)
Alcohol (%)	32 (4.1%)
Detergents (%)	29 (3.8%)
Pesticides (%)	26 (3.4%)
Anti-convulsants (%)	20 (2.7%)
Poisonous Herbs (%)	18 (2.4%)
Antibiotics (%)	16 (2.1%)
Iron compounds (%)	11 (1.4%)
Anti-histamines (%)	10 (1.3%)
Metoclorpramide (%)	8 (1.1%)
Non-determined (%)	15 (1.9%)