Table 2 Treatment for the most common main toxic agents causing acute poisonings in Oslo during one year 2008–2009

Treatment

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Observation only

41

(21)

10

(9)

16

(19)

30

(19)

7

(6)

77

(19)

181

(17)

Treatment*

153

(79)

104

(91)

69

(81)

129

(81)

110

(94)

319

(81)

884

(83)

Total

194²

(100)

114

(100)

85

(100)

159

(100)

117

(100)

396

(100)

1065

(100)

Antidote(s)

35

(18)

81

(71)

41

(48)

74

(47)

99

(85)

77

(19)

407

(38)

-Flumazenil

28

(14)

24

(21)

33

(39)

65

(41)

5

(4)

52

(13)

207

(19)

-Naloxone

18

(9)

79

(69)

38

(45)

26

(16)

7

(6)

18

(5)

186

(17)

-N-acetylcysteine

5

(3)

3

(3)

5

(3)

96

(82)

11

(3)

120

(11)

-Physostigmine

1³

(1)

4³

(3)

3⁴

(1)

8

(1)

-Phytonadione

4

(1)

4

(<0.5)

-Hydroxocobalamin

2

(1)

2

(<0.5)

-Biperiden

2

(1)

2

(<0.5)

-Other

1

(1)

5

(1)

6

(1)

Other treatment

152

(78)

87

(76)

60

(71)

114

(72)

84

(72)

304

(77)

801

(75)

-Supportive

149

(77)

84

(74)

60

(71)

105

(66)

75

(64)

274

(69)

747

(70)

-Activated charcoal

3

(2)

6

(5)

24

(15)

36

(31)

98

(25)

167

(16)

-Gastric lavage

3

(2)

3

(3)

14

(9)

20

(17)

53

(13)

93

(9)

-Intubation

2

(1)

9

(8)

5

(6)

3

(2)

2

(2)

19

(5)

40⁵

(4)

-Mech. ventilation

2

(1)

9

(8)

4

(5)

3

(2)

1

(1)

17⁶

(4)

36

(3)

-HBO

1⁷

(1)

14

(4)

15

(1)

-Resuscitation

1⁸

(1)

6

(6)

1⁸

(1)

2

(1)

2

(1)

12⁹

(1)

-Therapeutic hypothermia

6

(6)

1

(1)

2

(1)

2

(1)

11

(1)

-Forced alk. diuresis

1

(1)

3

(3)

3

(1)

7

(1)

-Hemodialysis

1

(1)

1

(1)

4

(1)

6

(1)