Table 2 The main toxic agents in 689 fatal poisonings in Northern Finland in 2007–2011
From: Do pre-hospital poisoning deaths differ from in-hospital deaths? A retrospective analysis
Overall | Pre-hospital | In-hospital | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 689 | N = 647 | N = 42 | ||
Ethanol | 389 (56.5) | 378 (58.4) | 11 (26.2) | <0.001 |
Methanol | 22 (3.2) | 14 (2.2) | 8 (19.0) | <0.001 |
Ethylene glycol | 9 (1.3) | 9 (1.4) | 0 (0) | >0.05 |
Psychoactive agents | 106 (15.4) | 103 (15.9) | 3 (7.1) | >0.05 |
Atypic neuroleptic | 16 (2.3) | 16 (2.5) | 0 (0) | |
Neuroleptic | 16 (2.3) | 15 (2.3) | 1 (2.4) | |
Benzodiazepine | 26 (3.8) | 26 (4.0) | 0 (0) | |
Antidepressants | 48 (7.0) | 46 (7.1) | 2 (4.8) | |
Antiepileptics | 20 (2.9) | 19 (2.9) | 1 (2.4) | >0.05 |
Analgesics | 99 (14.4) | 91 (14.1) | 8 (19.0) | >0.05 |
Opioid | 89 (12.9) | 85 (13.1) | 4 (9.5) | |
Paracetamol | 10 (1.5) | 6 (0.9) | 4 (9.5) | |
Other | 35 (5.1) | 26 (4.0) | 9 (21.4) | <0.001 |
Insulin | 9 (1.3) | 7 (1.1) | 2 (4.8) | |
Cardiovascular | 15 (2.2) | 12 (1.9) | 3 (7.1) | |
Other pharmaceutical product | 11 (1.6) | 7 (1.1) | 4 (9.5) | |
Other non-pharmaceutical | 9 (1.3) | 7 (1.1) | 2 (4.8) |