Frequency distributions of patients’ characteristics and rates (per 100 000 population) of hospitalisations due to poisoning with major poison types among children and adolescents aged 0–19 years in NSW, Australia (n = 1696)
| Characteristics | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| *Including organophosphates, pesticides, insecticides, organic solvents, and corrosive and caustic agents. | ||
| Age group (years) | ||
| 0–4 | 397 | 23.4 |
| 5–9 | 108 | 6.4 |
| 10–14 | 247 | 14.6 |
| 15–19 | 944 | 55.7 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 668 | 39.4 |
| Female | 1028 | 60.6 |
| Poison types | ||
| Analgesics | 730 | 43.0 |
| Psychotropics | 590 | 34.8 |
| Venoms | 293 | 17.3 |
| Chemicals* | 83 | 4.9 |
| Geographic location | ||
| Metropolitan | 1213 | 71.6 |
| Rural | 481 | 28.4 |
| Length of stay in hospital (days) | ||
| >3 | 116 | 6.8 |
| ⩽3 | 1580 | 93.2 |
| Mortality | ||
| Died | 98 | 5.8 |
| Survived | 1598 | 94.2 |
| Rate/100 000 population | ||
| Age group (years) | M | F |
| 0–4 | 93.5 | 90.3 |
| 5–9 | 30.1 | 17.9 |
| 10–14 | 43.3 | 70.9 |
| 15–19 | 130.3 | 302.1 |