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Table 3 Availability of decontamination resources stratified by hospital type (n = 18)

From: Availability of treatment resources for the management of acute toxic exposures and poisonings in emergency departments among various types of hospitals in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

Resources

Total

Private

Government

P-value

N = 18 (%)

N = 8 (%)

N = 10 (%)

Nasogastric tube

18 (100)

8 (100)

10 (100)

>0.999

Orogastric tube

13 (72.2)

6 (75)

7 (70)

>0.999

Charcoal tablet

4 (22.2)

3 (37.5)

1 (10)

0.275

Charcoal powder

5 (27.8)

2 (25)

3 (30)

>0.999

Charcoal syrup

15 (83.3)

5 (62.5)

10 (100)

0.069

Magnesium sulphate

15 (83.3)

6 (75)

9 (90)

0.559

Sodium sulphate

11 (61.1)

6 (75)

5 (50)

0.367

Sorbitol

2 (11.1)

2 (25)

0 (0.0)

0.183

Ipecac syrup

3 (16.7)

3 (37.5)

0 (0.0)

0.069

Polyethylene glycol

1 (5.6)

1 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

0.444