From: Fatal poisonings in Oslo: a one-year observational study
Main agents in acute poisonings | Case fatality rates | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatal | Non-fatal | Fatal cases/all cases | |||
n (%) | n (%) | 95% C.I. | |||
>5% fatality rate | Methanol | 1 (1) | 2 (0.1) | 1/3 = 0.33 | 0.008-0.91 |
TCAs** | 4 (4) | 24 (0.8) | 4/28 = 0.14 | 0.04-0.33 | |
Antihistamines | 3 (3) | 27 (0.9) | 3/30 = 0.10 | 0.02-0.27 | |
Zopiclone | 4 (4) | 45 (2) | 4/49 = 0.08 | 0.02-0.20 | |
Opiates/opioids | 68 (66) | 847(28) | 68/915 = 0.07 | 0.06-0.09 | |
Carbon monoxide | 2 (2) | 31 (1) | 2/33 = 0.06 | 0.007-0.20 | |
<5% fatality rate | Cocaine | 1 (1) | 23 (1) | 1/24 = 0.04 | 0.001-0.21 |
Anti-epileptics | 1 (1) | 33 (1) | 1/34 = 0.03 | 0.0007-0.15 | |
SSRIs** | 1 (1) | 45 (2) | 1/46 = 0.02 | 0.0005-0.11 | |
Neuroleptics | 2 (2) | 79 (3) | 2/81 = 0.02 | 0.003-0.09 | |
Carisoprodol | 1 (1) | 57 (2) | 1/58 = 0.02 | 0.0004-0.09 | |
Paracetamol | 2 (2) | 142 (5) | 2/144 = 0.01 | 0.002-0.05 | |
Benzodiazepines | 4 (4) | 261 (9) | 4/265 = 0.01 | 0.004-0.04 | |
<1% fatality rate | Ethanol | 9 (9) | 984 (33) | 9/993 = 0.009 | 0.004-0.02 |
No fatalities | Cannabis/THC | - | 2 (0.1) | 0/2 = 0 | 0-0.84 |
Salicylate | - | 3 (0.1) | 0/3 = 0 | 0-0.71 | |
Ethylene glycol | - | 4 (0.1) | 0/4 = 0 | 0-0.60 | |
Lithium | - | 6 (0.2) | 0/6 = 0 | 0-0.46 | |
Ecstasy | - | 9 (0.3)) | 0/9 = 0 | 0-0.34 | |
Other sedatives | - | 14 (0.5) | 0/14 = 0 | 0-0.23 | |
Cardiovascular agents | - | 15 (0.5) | 0/15 = 0 | 0-0.22 | |
NSAIDs** | - | 16 (0.5) | 0/16 = 0 | 0-0.21 | |
Amphetamine | - | 53 (2) | 0/53 = 0 | 0-0.07 | |
GHB** | - | 97 (3) | 0/97 = 0 | 0-0.04 | |
Others | - | 78 (3) | - | - | |
Unknown* | - | 63 (2) | - | - | |
Total | 103 (100) | 2981 (100) | 103/2998 = 0.03 | 0.03-0.04 |