Table 6 Fatal acute poisonings in Oslo during one year 2008–2009
Sex, age | Main agent | Coagents | Intention | Days | Days on ventilator | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
♂ 25* | Heroin | Ethanol | AOSA | 6 | 6 | CA (A) with ROSC. Anoxic brain damage. |
♀ 25 | Heroin | AOSA | 4 | 4 | CA (A) with ROSC. Anoxic brain damage. | |
♀ 29 | Insulin | Ethanol | Definite suicide | 9 | 9 | Hypoglycemic brain damage. Organ donor. |
♀ 38 | Methadone | Heroin, BZD | Possible suicide | <1 | <1 | CA (A) with ROSC, long time anoxia. |
♂ 45 | Heroin | Ethanol | AOSA | <1 | <1 | CA (A) with ROSC, circulatory failure. |
♀ 75* | BZD | Accident, dementia | 33 | 17 | Coma, hypotension, respiratory failure. | |
♀ 77 | Amlodipine | BZD-like substances | Definite suicide | 1 | 1 | Coma, acute renal failure, IABP, circulatory failure. |
♀ 86* | CO | Definite suicide | <1 | <1 | Coma, third-degree burn (25% of skin), HbCO 26%, respiratory failure. |