Table 2.
Encounter information.
| Entire sample (N = 113) | ||
| Variable | Total N | N (percentage of variable) |
| Encounter location—attending (inpatient) | 23 | |
| ED | 0 | |
| Obs unit | 0 | |
| Hospital floor | 6 (26.1) | |
| ICU | 12 (52.2) | |
| Outpatient/clinic/office consultation | 0 | |
| ED and hospital floor | 1 (4.3) | |
| ED and ICU | 2 (8.7) | |
| Hospital floor and ICU | 2 (8.7) | |
| Encounter location—consult (ED/inpatient) | 90 | |
| ED | 47 (52.2) | |
| Obs unit | 3 (3.3) | |
| Hospital floor | 16 (17.8) | |
| ICU | 16 (17.8) | |
| Outpatient/clinic/office consultation | 0 | |
| ED and hospital floor | 6 (6.7) | |
| ED and ICU | 2 (2.2) | |
| Hospital floor and ICU | 0 | |
| Primary reason for encounter | 113 | |
| Intentional pharmaceutical | 97 (85.8) | |
| Intentional non-pharmaceutical | 5 (4.4) | |
| Unintentional pharmaceutical | 2 (1.8) | |
| Unintentional non-pharmaceutical | 2 (1.8) | |
| Malicious/criminal | 0 | |
| ETOH abuse | 3 (2.7) | |
| Withdrawal—ETOH | 2 (1.8) | |
| Withdrawal—opioids | 0 | |
| Withdrawal—sedative-hypnotics; | 0 | |
| Withdrawal—cocaine/amphetamines | 0 | |
| Withdrawal—other | 0 | |
| Envenomation—snake | 1 (0.9) | |
| Envenomation—spider | 0 | |
| Envenomation—scorpion | 0 | |
| Envenomation—other | 0 | |
| Marine/fish poisoning | 0 | |
| Organ system dysfunction | 1 (0.9) | |
| Interpretation of toxicology lab data | 0 | |
| Occupational evaluation | 0 | |
| Environmental evaluation | 0 | |
| Unknown | 0 | |
| Surveillance | 0 | |
| Adverse drug reaction | 0 | |
| Medication error | 0 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Primary reason for encounter—Int Pharm | 97 | |
| Attempt at self-harm | 85 (87.6) | |
| Misuse/abuse | 5 (5.2) | |
| Therapeutic use | 3 (3.1) | |
| Unknown | 4 (4.1) | |
| Primary reason for encounter—Int Pharm—attempted self-harm | 85 | |
| Suicide attempt | 77 (90.6) | |
| No suicidal attempt | 1 (1.2) | |
| Suicidal intent unknown | 7 (8.2) | |
| Primary reason for encounter—Int Pharm—misuse/abuse | 5 | |
| Use of Rx med w/o Rx | 0 | |
| Taking Rx med in higher-than-prescribed doses | 0 | |
| Taking OTC med in higher-than-labeled doses | 2 (40) | |
| Taking excess doses or using other’s meds | 0 | |
| Taking med to elicit pleasurable sensation | 3 (60) | |
| Taking med to avoid withdrawal | 0 | |
| Multiple reasons | 0 | |
| Primary Reason for Int Non-Pharm | 5 | |
| Attempt at Self-Harm | 2 (40) | |
| Misuse/Abuse | 3 (60) | |
| Use for Therapeutic Intent | 0 | |
| Drug Concealment | 0 | |
| Unknown | 0 | |
| Primary reason for Int Non-Pharm—attempted self-harm | 2 | |
| Suicide attempt | 2 (100) | |
| No suicidal attempt | 0 | |
| Suicidal intent unknown | 0 | |
| Primary reason for Int Non-Pharm—misuse/abuse | 3 | |
| Taking substance to elicit pleasurable sensation | 2 (66.7) | |
| Taking substance to avoid withdrawal | 0 | |
| Taking substance to elicit pleasurable sensation and to avoid withdrawal | 1 (33.3) | |
| Was case related to medication error | 113 | |
| Yes | 0 | |
| No | 112 (99.1) | |
| Unknown | 1 (0.9) | |
| Was it an ADR | 113 | |
| Yes | 1 (0.9) | |
| No | 110 (97.3) | |
| Unknown | 2 (1.8) | |