Table 7.
Agent classes involved in medical toxicology consultation
| N (%)a | |
|---|---|
| Analgesic | 1411 (15.2) |
| Antidepressant | 1057 (11.4) |
| Opioid | 1010 (10.9) |
| Sedative-hypnotic/muscle relaxant | 803 (8.6) |
| Anticholinergic/antihistamine | 608 (6.5) |
| Sympathomimetic | 581 (6.2) |
| Ethanol | 568 (6.1) |
| Cardiovascular | 561 (6.0) |
| Antipsychotic | 440 (4.7) |
| Anticonvulsant | 325 (3.5) |
| Envenomation and marine | 274 (2.9) |
| Psychoactive | 260 (2.8) |
| Diabetic medication | 141 (1.5) |
| Cough and cold products | 116 (1.2) |
| Lithium | 112 (1.2) |
| Gases/irritants/vapors/dusts | 111 (1.2) |
| Herbal products/dietary supplements | 110 (1.2) |
| Metals | 101 (1.1) |
| Hydrocarbon | 73 (0.8) |
| Caustic | 70 (0.8) |
| Household products | 65 (0.7) |
| Antimicrobials | 63 (0.7) |
| Plants and fungi | 58 (0.6) |
| Unknown | 52 (0.6) |
| GI | 39 (0.4) |
| Anticoagulant | 31 (0.3) |
| Endocrine | 25 (0.3) |
| Chemotherapeutic and immune | 24 (0.3) |
| Other nonpharmaceutical product | 24 (0.3) |
| Other pharmaceutical product | 24 (0.3) |
| Anesthetic | 23 (0.2) |
| Insecticide | 21 (0.2) |
| Rodenticide | 11 (0.1) |
| Anti-parkinsonism drugs | 9 (0.1) |
| Herbicide | 7 (0.1) |
| Ingested foreign body | 6 (0.1) |
| Pulmonary | 6 (0.1) |
| Amphetamine-like hallucinogen | 5 (0.1) |
| WMDb/riot agent/radiological | 5 (0.1) |
| Fungicide | 3 (< 0.1) |
| Photosensitizing agent | 1 (< 0.1) |
| Unknown agent | 62 (0.6) |
| Total | 9305 (100) |
aPercentages are out of total number of reported agent entries in 2018; 1949 cases (27.7%) reported multiple agents
bWMD weapons of mass destruction