Table 1 Patient characteristics
Number of cases, N = 210 (%) | |
|---|---|
Male | 154 (73) |
Female | 56 (27) |
Age (years) | |
≤20 | 36 (17) |
21–30 | 64 (30) |
31–40 | 57 (27) |
>40 | 53 (25) |
Time of presentation | |
Night arrival (20:00 – 8:00 h) | 107 (51) |
Weekend arrival (Friday 17:00 h – Monday 8:00 h) | 109 (52) |
Ethanol co-ingested (self-reported) | |
Yes | 101 (48) |
No | 12 (6) |
Not known | 97 (46) |
Self-reported drug use | |
1 substance | 146 (70) |
>1 substances | 51 (24) |
No drug use | 3 (1) |
No information available (e.g. coma, incooperative) | 10 (5) |
Laboratory-confirmed drug use | |
1 substance | 55 (26) |
>1 substances | 72 (34) |
Negative test (absence or insufficient test sensitivity) | 9 (4) |
No drug test performed | 74 (35) |