Table 4.
Suspected agents in all patients
| Adult ≥18 years | |
|---|---|
| Toxic agent | N = 84 |
| Alcohol | 42 (50.0%) |
| Mixture of different medicationsa | 12 (14.3%) |
| Unknown | 8 (9.5%) |
| Sedative or hypnotic agent | 7 (8.3%) |
| Organophosphates | 7 (8.3%) |
| Snake venom | 6 (7.1%) |
| Rodenticide (rat poison) | 5 (5.9%) |
| Anti-malarial (Artemisinin based combination) | 2 (2.4%) |
| Tricyclic antidepressants | 2 (2.4%) |
| Opioids | 2 (2.4%) |
| Children (<18 years) | |
|---|---|
| Toxic agent | N = 22 |
| Snake venom | 6 (27.3%) |
| Kerosene | 3 (13.6%) |
| Rat poison | 3 (13.6%) |
| Poly pharmacy | 2 (9.1%) |
| Insecticide | 1 (4.6%) |
| Acid | 1 (4.6%) |
| Antimalarial | 1 (4.6%) |
| Pesticide | 1 (4.6%) |
| Tricyclic antidepressant | 1 (4.6%) |
| Organophosphate | 1 (4.6%) |
aIncludes: ethanol plus sedatives, ethanol plus rat poisoning, ethanol plus antimalarial and antibiotics, ethanol plus unknown agents