Table 8.
N (%)a | |
---|---|
Analgesic | 1386 (12.9) |
Sedative-hypnotic/muscle relaxant | 1297 (12.1) |
Antidepressant | 1159 (10.8) |
Opioid | 943 (8.8) |
Anticholinergic/antihistamine | 718 (6.7) |
Ethanol | 669 (6.2) |
Cardiovascular | 665 (6.2) |
Antipsychotic | 620 (5.8) |
Sympathomimetic | 606 (5.6) |
Anticonvulsant | 369 (3.4) |
Psychoactive | 355 (3.3) |
Envenomation and marine | 248 (2.3) |
Diabetic medication | 154 (1.4) |
Lithium | 143 (1.3) |
Herbal products/dietary supplements | 141 (1.3) |
Metals | 134 (1.2) |
Toxic alcohol | 122 (1.1) |
Gases/irritants/vapors/dusts | 116 (1.1) |
Cough and cold products | 101 (0.9) |
Hydrocarbon | 94 (0.9) |
Unknown agents | 82 (0.8) |
Antimicrobial | 82 (0.8) |
Caustic | 82 (0.8) |
Household products | 78 (0.7) |
Plants and fungi | 67 (0.6) |
Endocrine | 42 (0.4) |
Other nonpharmaceutical product | 41 (0.4) |
Gastrointestinal agents | 39 (0.4) |
Chemotherapeutic/immunological | 32 (0.3) |
Insecticide | 31 (0.3) |
Anticoagulant | 30 (0.3) |
Other pharmaceutical product | 27 (0.3) |
Anesthetic | 24 (0.2) |
Rodenticide | 11 (0.1) |
Pulmonary | 9 (0.1) |
Herbicide | 9 (0.1) |
Anti-parkinsonism drugs | 8 (0.1) |
Ingested foreign body | 5 (0.0) |
WMD/riot agent/radiological | <5 (0.0) |
Fungicide | NR |
Total | 10,740 (100) |
NR no cases reported
aPercentages are out of total number of reported agent entries per year; 2271 cases (32.7 %) reported multiple agents