Table 1.
Numbers of main variables of poisonings by anticonvulsants, antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, and recreational drugs, from March to July, both in 2019 and 2020, attended by Toxicological Information Center of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
| Variable | Anticonvulsants | Antidepressants | Antipsychotics | Benzodiazepines | Recreational drugs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 (cases; %) | 2020 (cases; %) | Change (%) | 2019 (cases; %) | 2020 (cases; %) | Change (%) | 2019 (cases; %) | 2020 (cases; %) | Change (%) | 2019 (cases; %) | 2020 (cases; %) | Change (%) | 2019 (cases; %) | 2020 (cases; %) | Change (%) | |
| Total | 415 (100) | 373 (100) | − 10.1 | 1131 (100) | 932 (100) | − 17.6 | 524 (100) | 519 (100) | − 1.0 | 1150 (100) | 1126 (100) | − 2.1 | 162 (100) | 229 (100) | + 41.4 |
| Age group (years) | |||||||||||||||
| 0–5 | 26 (6.3) | 34 (9.1) | + 30.8 | 33 (2.9) | 17 (1.8) | − 48.5 | 30 (5.7) | 25 (4.8) | − 16.7 | 54 (4.7) | 75 (6.7) | + 38.9 | 4 (2.5) | 15 (6.5) | + 275 |
| 6–19 | 72 (17.3) | 69 (18.5) | − 4.2 | 278 (24.6) | 219 (23.5) | − 21.2 | 116 (22.2) | 107 (20.6) | − 7.8 | 180 (15.6) | 169 (15.0) | − 6.1 | 27 (16.6) | 21 (9.2) | − 22.2 |
| > 19 | 307 (74.0) | 264 (70.8) | − 14 | 795 (70.3) | 677 (72.6) | − 14.8 | 367 (70) | 378 (72.8) | + 3.0 | 899 (78.2) | 857 (76.1) | − 4.7 | 127 (78.4) | 188 (82.1) | + 48 |
| Unknown | 10 (2.4) | 6 (1.6) | − 40 | 25 (2.2) | 19 (2.1) | − 24.0 | 11 (2.1) | 9 (1.8) | − 18.2 | 17 (1.5) | 25 (2.2) | + 47.1 | 4 (2.5) | 5 (2.2) | + 25 |
| Circumstance | |||||||||||||||
| Abuse | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 2 (0.2) | 4 (0.4) | + 100 | 1 (0.2) | 6 (1.2) | + 500 | 8 (0.7) | 13 (1.1) | + 62.5 | 41 (25.3) | 50 (21.8) | + 22 |
| Abstinence | 1 (0.2) | – | – | – | 1 (0.1) | – | 1 (0.2) | – | – | – | 1 (0.1) | – | – | – | – |
| Administration error | 20 (4.8) | 13 (3.5) | − 35 | 14 (1.2) | 6 (0.7) | − 57.1 | 27 (5.1) | 14 (2.7) | − 48.1 | 22 (1.9) | 18 (1.6) | − 18.2 | – | – | – |
| Suicide attempt | 358 (86.3) | 307 (82.3) | − 14.2 | 1050 (92.8) | 852 (91.4) | − 18.9 | 438 (83.6) | 438 (84.4) | 0 | 1025 (89.2) | 946 (84) | − 7.7 | 101 (62.4) | 138 (60.3) | + 36.3 |
| Individual accident | 22 (5.4) | 31 (8.3) | + 40.9 | 46 (4.1) | 30 (3.2) | − 34.8 | 38 (7.3) | 29 (5.6) | − 23.7 | 73 (6.3) | 102 (9.1) | + 39.7 | 8 (4.9) | 17 (7.4) | + 113 |
| Misuse | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.5) | + 100 | 2 (0.2) | 6 (0.7) | + 200 | – | 3 (0.6) | – | 3 (0.3) | 6 (0.5) | + 100 | 5 (3.1) | 4 (1.8) | − 20 |
| Self-medication | 1 (0.2) | 4 (1.1) | + 300 | 5 (0.4) | 14 (1.5) | + 180 | 6 (1.1) | 8 (1.5) | + 33.3 | 4 (0.3) | 9 (0.8) | + 125 | – | – | – |
| Therapeutic use | 4 (1.0) | 4 (1.1) | 0 | 3 (0.3) | 4 (0.4) | + 33.3 | 4 (0.8) | 7 (1.3) | + 75 | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | + 100 | – | – | – |
| Other/unknown | 7 (1.7) | 11 (2.9) | + 57.1 | 9 (0.8) | 15 (1.6) | + 66.7 | 9 (1.7) | 14 (2.7) | + 75 | 14 (1.2) | 29 (2.6) | + 100 | 7 (4.3) | 20 (8.7) | + 186 |
| Exposure local | |||||||||||||||
| External local | 1 (0.2) | – | – | 2 (0.2) | – | – | 1 (0.2) | – | – | 3 (0.3) | – | – | 4 (2.5) | 4 (1.8) | 0 |
| Health service | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 (0.6) | – | – | 4 (0.4) | – | – | 6 (3.7) | – | – |
| Home | 308 (74.3) | 272 (72.9) | − 11.7 | 848 (74.9) | 720 (77.3) | − 15.1 | 392 (74.8) | 404 (77.8) | 3.1 | 864 (75.1) | 881 (78.2) | + 2 | 121 (74.7) | 166 (72.5) | + 37.2 |
| Public place | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | − 50 | – | 1 (0.2) | – | – | 4 (0.4) | – | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.3) | + 200 |
| School | – | – | – | 2 (0.2) | – | – | 1 (0.2) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other/unknown | 105 (25.3) | 100 (26.8) | − 4.8 | 277 (24.5) | 211 (22.6) | − 24.2 | 127 (24.2) | 114 (22) | − 10.2 | 279 (24.2) | 241 (21.4) | − 13.6 | 30 (18.5) | 56 (24.4) | + 86.7 |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Female | 276 (66.5) | 229 (61.4) | − 17 | 875 (77.4) | 696 (74.7) | − 20.5 | 329 (62.8) | 346 (66.7) | + 5.2 | 873 (75.9) | 794 (70.5) | − 9 | 61 (37.7) | 110 (48) | + 80.3 |
| Male | 137 (33.0) | 142 (38.1) | + 3.6 | 251 (22.2) | 233 (25.0) | − 7.2 | 194 (37) | 170 (32.7) | − 12.4 | 273 (23.7) | 328 (29.1) | + 20.1 | 100 (61.7) | 117 (51.1) | + 17 |
| Unknown | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | 0 | 5 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) | − 40 | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.6) | + 200 | 4 (0.4) | 4 (0.4) | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.9) | + 100 |