Table 2.
Management of exposure cases by age group in the lockdown period (March 9, 2020, to May 31, 2020) vs the reference period (March 9, 2019, to May 31, 2019).
| Total exposures | ≤6 years | 7–18 years | ≥ 19 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockdown | Reference | Lockdown | Reference | Lockdown | Reference | Lockdown | Reference | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| All cases | 366 | 408 | 112 | 121 | 21 | 32 | 233 | 255 |
| Management | ||||||||
| None | 118 (32.1)* | 164 (40.2) | 43 (38.4) | 58 (47.9) | 7 (30.0) | 12 (37.5) | 68 (29.2) | 94 (36.9) |
| Home monitoring and clinical observationa | 174 (47.7)* | 143 (35.0) | 51 (45.5) | 48 (39.7) | 11 (55.0) | 10 (31.2) | 112 (48.1)* | 85 (33.3) |
| Referral to a specialistb | 11 (3.0)* | 27 (6.6) | 2 (1.8) | 3 (2.5) | 1 (5.0) | 5 (15.6) | 8 (3.4) | 19 (7.5) |
| Referral to EDc | 40 (11.0) | 31 (7.6) | 13 (11.6)* | 3 (2.5) | 2 (10.0) | 2 (6.3) | 25 (10.7) | 26 (10.2) |
| Other | 23 (6.2) | 43 (10.6) | 3 (2.8) | 9 (7.4) | 0 | 3 (9.4) | 20 (8.6) | 31 (12.1) |
*z-test with Bonferroni correction (p < .05) following Pearson chi-square test (p < .01)
a“Home monitoring” may be suggested for private calls, “clinical observation” for hospital and emergency departments calls
b“Referral to a specialist” may be suggested for (i) private cases requiring a delayed specialist consultation or (ii) cases already admitted to hospital and emergency departments prior to Poison Control Center consultation that require additional specialist evaluation
cED emergency department