Acute Poisoning Cases Presented to the Addis Ababa Burn, Emergency, and Trauma Hospital Emergency Department, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Type of poison and associated factors of poisoned patients presented to AaBET hospital.
Variables
Category
Frequency
Percentage
Triage
Orange (urgent)
58
59.2
Red (critical)
40
40.8
Referral status
Referred
79
80.6
Nonreferred
19
19.4
Time of arrival
≤2 hours
32
32.7
>2 hours
66
67.3
Nature of poisoning
Intentional
96
98
Accidental
2
2
Mode of ingestion
Oral
96
98
Inhalational
2
2
Type of poison
Organophosphate
27
27.5
Unknown poison
26
26.5
Prescribed drugs
16
16.3
2-4D
9
9.2
Na Hcl (bleach)
8
8.2
Al PO4
7
7
Rodenticides
2
2
Carbon monoxide
2
2
Hydrocarbons
1
1
Clinical symptoms
GIS (diarrhea and vomiting)
55
56.1
CNS (altered mental status)
8
8.2
CVS and RS (tachycardia, hypotension, and tachypnea)
3
3
RS and GIS (tachypnea, diarrhea, vomiting, etc.)
19
19.3
>2 system manifestation CNS, CVS, GIS, and RS
13
13.2
Previous suicidal attempt
Yes
6
6.1
No
92
93.9
Source of the poison
Home
73
74.5
Drug store
25
25.5
Awareness on the complication of the poison on humans
