Table 1.
Characteristics of ocular exposures associated with household cleaning products by age group, National Poison Data System 2000–2016
| Age group (years) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <6 | 6–12 | 13–19 | >20 | Totala | |
| Characteristics | n (%)b | n (%)b | n (%)b | n (%)b | n (%)b |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 44,359 (38.7) | 10,746 (46.5) | 10,073 (47.5) | 105,118 (67.1) | 172,046 (54.0) |
| Male | 70,395 (61.3) | 12,358 (53.5) | 11,129 (52.5) | 51,596 (32.9) | 146,576 (46.0) |
| Unknown | 217 | 72 | 24 | 247 | 886 |
| Exposure site | |||||
| Residenced | 112,996 (98.4) | 16,419 (71.0) | 14,047 (66.6) | 128,569 (82.4) | 274,478 (86.3) |
| Workplace | 97 (0.1) | 37 (0.2) | 3234 (15.3) | 24,335 (15.6) | 28,045 (8.8) |
| School | 733 (0.6) | 6132 (26.5) | 3080 (14.6) | 455 (0.3) | 10,505 (3.3) |
| Othere | 982 (0.9) | 547 (2.4) | 719 (3.4) | 2621 (1.7) | 5007 (1.6) |
| Unknown | 163 | 41 | 146 | 981 | 1473 |
| Management site | |||||
| Managed on-site (non-HCF) | 81,058 (70.9) | 15,791 (68.5) | 11,985 (56.9) | 83,945 (54.0) | 194,490 (61.4) |
| Patient already in/en route to HCF | 20,334 (17.8) | 3079 (13.4) | 4654 (22.1) | 39,865 (25.6) | 68,598 (21.6) |
| Patient was referred by PCC to a HCF | 12,153 (10.6) | 2400 (10.4) | 3349 (15.9) | 29,245 (18.8) | 47,600 (15.0) |
| Other | 799 (0.7) | 1781 (7.7) | 1059 (5.0) | 2442 (1.6) | 6163 (1.9) |
| Unknown | 627 | 125 | 179 | 1464 | 2657 |
| Level of health care received | |||||
| No HCF care received | 82,484 (71.7) | 17,697 (76.4) | 13,223 (62.3) | 87,850 (56.0) | 203,309 (63.6) |
| Treated/evaluated and released | 26,970 (23.5) | 4324 (18.7) | 6179 (29.1) | 51,581 (32.9) | 89,715 (28.1) |
| Admittedf | 343 (0.3) | 47 (0.2) | 64 (0.3) | 528 (0.3) | 1003 (0.3) |
| Otherg | 5174 (4.5) | 1108 (4.8) | 1760 (8.3) | 17,002 (10.8) | 25,481 (8.0) |
| Medical outcome | |||||
| No effect | 7809 (6.8) | 1047 (4.5) | 580 (2.7) | 3,752 (2.4) | 13,343 (4.2) |
| Minor effect | 65,503 (57.0) | 13,060 (56.4) | 11,655 (54.9) | 79,384 (50.6) | 170,868 (53.5) |
| Moderate effect | 5744 (5.0) | 1058 (4.6) | 1604 (7.6) | 16,334 (10.4) | 24,932 (7.8) |
| Major effect | 147 (0.1) | 23 (0.1) | 18 (0.1) | 295 (0.2) | 490 (0.2) |
| Not followed (minimal clinical effects possible)h | 31,878 (27.7) | 7274 (31.4) | 6172 (29.1) | 46,183 (29.4) | 92,582 (29.0) |
| Unable to follow, judged as a potentially toxic exposure | 3,890 (3.4) | 714 (3.1) | 1197 (5.6) | 11,013 (7.0) | 17,293 (5.4) |
| Total (row %)c | 114,971 (36.0) | 23,176 (7.3) | 21,226 (6.6) | 156,961 (49.1) | 319,508 (100.0) |
aTotal includes individuals with age group unknown
bColumn percentages may not sum to 100.0% due to rounding error
cRow percentages may not sum to 100.0% due to rounding error
dIncludes “own residence” and “other residence”
eOther includes “HCF,” “restaurant/food service,” “public area,” and “other”
fAdmitted includes “admitted to critical care unit” and “admitted to noncritical care unit”
gOther includes “patient refused referral/did not arrive at HCF” and “patient lost to follow-up/left against medical advice”
hNot followed (minimal clinical effects possible) includes “not followed (minimal clinical effects possible)” and “not followed, judged as nontoxic exposure”