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Decontamination interventions administered in ToxIC in 2016
| N (%)a | |
|---|---|
| Activated charcoal | 265 (79.3) |
| Whole bowel irrigation | 33 (9.9) |
| External irrigation | 29 (8.7) |
| Gastric lavage | 7 (2.1) |
| Total | 334 (100) |
aPercentages are out of the total number of treatments administered (N = 334); 318 cases (3.7% of Registry total) received at least one form of decontamination
