Table 9.
Reasons for human exposure cases.
| Unintentional | Exposures | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Unintentional - general | 9,242 | 47.6 |
| Unintentional - therapeutic error | 2,342 | 12.1 |
| Unintentional - misuse | 1,705 | 8.8 |
| Unintentional - environmental | 630 | 3.2 |
| Unintentional - occupational | 379 | 2.0 |
| Unintentional - bite/sting | 184 | 0.9 |
| Unintentional - food poisoning | 124 | 0.6 |
| Unintentional - unknown | 28 | 0.1 |
| Subtotal | 14,634 | 75.4 |
| Intentional | ||
| Intentional - suspected suicide | 3,201 | 16.5 |
| Intentional - misuse | 474 | 2.4 |
| Intentional - abuse | 375 | 1.9 |
| Intentional - unknown | 77 | 0.4 |
| Subtotal | 4,127 | 21.3 |
| Adverse Reaction | ||
| Adverse reaction - drug | 301 | 1.6 |
| Adverse reaction - food | 70 | 0.4 |
| Adverse reaction - other | 61 | 0.3 |
| Subtotal | 432 | 2.2 |
| Unknown | ||
| Unknown reason | 121 | 0.6 |
| Subtotal | 121 | 0.6 |
| Other | ||
| Other - malicious | 73 | 0.4 |
| Other - withdrawal | 14 | 0.1 |
| Other - contamination/tampering | 5 | 0.0 |
| Subtotal | 92 | 0.5 |
| Total | 19,406 | 100.0 |