Table 1.
Characteristics of study sample
| Total – no. (%) | 351 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) - median (IQR, 25° - 75°) | 3.0 (8.1, 1.7–9.8) |
| Sex (females) | 203 (57.8) |
| Male to female ratio | 1:1.4 |
| Type of contact | |
| - Phone call | 223 (63.5) |
| - Admission to ED | 121 (34.5) |
| - Both | 7 (2.0) |
| Reason for intake | |
| - Wrong use | 144 (41.0) |
| - Accidental intake | 132 (37.6) |
| - Suicidal intent | 74 (21.1) |
| - Correct usea | 1 (0.3) |
| Drug taken | |
| - Paracetamol | 230 (65.5) |
| - Ibuprofene | 119 (33.9) |
| - Both | 2 (0.6) |
| More than 1 molecule takenb | 21 (6.0) |
| Symptomatic | 26 (7.4) |
| Comorbidities | 69 (19.7) |
| Type of drug intake | |
| - Ingestion | 309 (88.0) |
| - Oral/mucosal | 10 (2.8) |
| - Injection | 1 (0.3) |
| - Other | 31 (8.8) |
| Place of intake | |
| - At home | 342 (97.4) |
| - At hospital | 2 (0.6) |
| - Other/unknown | 7 (2.0) |
| Grading of intoxication | |
| - Mild | 275 (78.3) |
| - Moderate | 66 (18.8) |
| - Severe | 8 (2.3) |
| - NA | 2 (0.5) |
| Likelihood of intoxication | |
| - Not intoxicated | 247 (70.4) |
| - Suspected intoxication | 40 (11.4) |
| - Possible intoxication | 25 (7.1) |
| - Probable intoxication | 15 (4.3) |
| - Certain intoxication | 13 (3.7) |
| - Not indicated | 11 (3.1) |
| Hospitalization | 107 (30.5) |
| - Pediatric department | 62 (57.9) |
| - Brief intensive observation | 43 (40.2) |
| - Pediatric intensive care unit | 1 (0.9) |
aAgitation in a child after administration of a standard dose of paracetamol
bApart from paracetamol or ibuprofen