Table 12a.
Decontamination provided in human exposures by age.
| Decontamination | ≤ 5 yrs | 6–12 yrs | 13–19 yrs | ≥ 20 yrs | Unknown child | Unknown adult | Unknown age | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathartic | 2 | 3 | 40 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| Charcoal, multiple doses | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Charcoal, single dose | 87 | 14 | 176 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 |
| Dilute/irrigate/wash | 8,317 | 796 | 445 | 2,649 | 7 | 58 | 3 | 12,275 |
| Food/snack | 1,516 | 142 | 83 | 369 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2,114 |
| Fresh air | 67 | 35 | 37 | 403 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 574 |
| Lavage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Other emetic | 57 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 |
| Whole bowel irrigation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |