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Table 3 Most common poisonings in children and teenagers in the 2009–2011 period

From: Poisonings in Poland reported to the Polish National Health Fund in the years 2009–2011

ICD-10 code

0–10 years old (% of column)

11–18 years old (% of column)

χ2(p) 0–10 vs. 11–18a

Total

T51.0 Ethanol

442 (2.3%)

7814 (25.6%)

4646.06 (< 0.01)

8256 (16.6%)

T51.9 Alcohol, unspecified or T51 (partially coded)

325 (1.7%)

3007 (9.8%)

1263.79 (< 0.01)

3332 (6.7%)

T58 Carbon monoxide

2807 (14.5%)

2782 (9.1%)

350.04 (< 0.01)

5589 (11.2%)

T50.9 Other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances

908 (4.7%)

1073 (3.5%)

43.82 (< 0.01)

1981 (3.9%)

T63.4 Venom of other arthropods

1091 (5.6%)

478 (1.6%)

647.53 (< 0.01)

1569 (3.2%)

T39.3 Other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

526 (2.7%)

880 (2.9%)

1.07 (0.301)

1406 (2.8%)

T42.4 Benzodiazepines

463 (2.4%)

910 (3.0%)

14.96 (< 0.01)

1373 (2.8%)

T48.3 Antitussives

61 (0.3%)

877 (2.9%)

418.53 (< 0.01)

938 (1.9%)

T42.6 Other antiepileptic and sedative hypnotic drugs

204 (1.1%)

662 (2.2%)

85.57 (< 0.01)

867 (1.7%)

T55 Soaps, detergents

575 (3.0%)

48 (0.2%)

762.61 (< 0.01)

623 (1.2%)

T39.1 4-Aminophenol derivatives

75 (0.4%)

536 (1.8%)

182.51 (< 0.01)

611 (1.2%)

T60 Pesticides

513 (2.7%)

65 (0.2%)

616.5 (< 0.01)

578 (1.2%)

All admissions (T36-T65)

19,316 (100%)

30,550 (100%)

49,866 (100%)

  1. aPearson’s chi-squared test