Table 1 Characteristics of fatal poisonings in Northern Finland 2007-2011
From: Do pre-hospital poisoning deaths differ from in-hospital deaths? A retrospective analysis
Overall | Pre-hospital deaths | In-hospital deaths | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 689 | N = 647 | N = 42 | ||
Age, y | 50 [39–58] | 50 [39–58] | 56 [42–70.5] | 0.04 |
Male gender | 523 (75.9) | 499 (77.1) | 24 (57.1) | 0.003 |
Found dead | 528 (76.6) | 528 (81.6) | - | |
CPR | 84 (12.2) | 64 (9.9) | 20 (47.6) | <0.001 |
GCS at admission | - | - | 3 [3–9] | |
ICU admission | - | - | 32 (76.2) | |
ICU LOS, h | - | - | 48 [2–72] | |
Hospital LOS, d | - | - | 2 [1–4] | |
Location of poisoning | ||||
Home or acquaintance | 620 (90.0) | 586 (90.6) | 34 (81.0) | 0.002 |
Public place | 49 (7.1) | 45 (7.0) | 4 (9.5) | |
Health facility | 10 (1.5) | 6 (0.9) | 4 (9.5) | |
Imprisonment | 10 (1.5) | 10 (1.5) | 0 (0) | |
Motivation | ||||
Suicide | 122 (17.7) | 112 (17.3) | 10 (23.8) | 0.36 |
Unintentional intake | 524 (76.1) | 496 (76.7) | 28 (66.7) | |
Unclear intention | 43 (6.2) | 39 (6.0) | 4 (9.5) | |
Autopsy rate | 689 (100) | 647 (100) | 42 (100) | |