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Table 7 Causes of fatal poisonings reported in the 2009–2011 period, stratified by the place of treatment

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

ICD-10 code

Number of fatal cases (% of column)

RCCTs

ICUs

other departments

all departments

T51.0 Ethanol

26 (8.3%)

79 (13.2%)

159 (20.7%)

264 (15.7%)

T45.5 Anticoagulants

0 (0%)

14 (2.3%)

134 (17.5%)

148 (8.8%)

T52.3 Glycols

56 (17.8%)

23 (3.8%)

32 (4.2%)

111 (6.6%)

T51.1 Methanol

34 (10.8%)

43 (7.2%)

23 (3.0%)

100 (6%)

T51.9 Alcohol, unspecified

5 (1.6%)

21 (3.5%)

69 (9%)

95 (5.7%)

T51 Alcohol, partially coded

1 (0.3%)

50 (8.3%)

37 (4.8%)

88 (5.2%)

T58 Carbon monoxide

18 (5,7%)

17 (2.8%)

22 (2.9%)

57 (3.4%)

T42.4 Benzodiazepines

16 (5.1%)

15 (2.5%)

25 (3.3%)

56 (3.3%)

T43.0 Tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants

12 (3.8%)

11 (1.8%)

9 (1.2%)

32 (1.9%)

T42.6 + T42.7 Other and unspecified antiepileptic and sedative-hypnotic drugs

6 (1.9%)

9 (1.5%)

16 (2.1%)

31 (1.8%)

T40.4 + T40.6 + T40.9 Other and unspecified narcotics and psychodysleptics (includes new psychoactive substancesa)

9 (2.9%)

17 (2.8%)

5 (0.7%)

31 (1.8%)

T43.3 Phenothiazine antipsychotics and neuroleptics

2 (0.6%)

20 (3.3%)

7 (0.9%)

29 (1.7%)

T51.8 Other alcohols

17 (5.4%)

13 (2.2%)

11 (1.4%)

28 (1.7%)

T47.5 Anticoagulant antagonists, vitamin K and other coagulants

0 (0%)

5 (0.8%)

23 (3.0%)

28 (1.7%)

T46.1 Calcium channel blockers

12 (3.8%)

7 (1.2%)

6 (0.8%)

25 (1.5%)

T60.0 + T60.3 + T60.9 Pesticides

14 (4.5%)

10 (1.7%)

0 (0%)

24 (1.4%)

T38.3 Insulin and oral hypoglycemic (antidiabetic) drugs

4 (1.3%)

10 (1.7%)

7 (0.9%)

21 (1.3%)

T62.0 Mushroom ingestion

10 (3.2%)

7 (1.2%)

2 (0.3%)

19 (1.1%)

T43.8 Other psychotropic drugs

1 (0.3%)

10 (1.7%)

5 (0,7%)

16 (1.0%)

T39.1 4-Aminophenol derivatives (includes acetaminophena)

7 (2.5%)

5 (0.8%)

3 (0.4%)

15 (0.9%)

T43.5 Other and unspecified antipsychotics and neuroleptics

1 (0.3%)

6 (1.0%)

8 (1.0%)

15 (0.9%)

T42.1 Iminostilbenes (includes carbamazepinea)

8 (2.5%)

5 (0.8%)

0 (0%)

13 (0.8%)

T45.1 Antineoplastic and immunosuppressive drugs

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

13 (1.7%)

13

T43.2 Other and unspecified antidepressants

3 (1.0%)

5 (0.8%)

3 (0.4%)

11 (0.7%)

T46.9 Other and unspecified agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system

1 (0.3%)

5 (0.8%)

5 (0.7%)

11 (0.7%)

T44.7 Beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists

1 (0,3%)

5 (0.8%)

4 (0.5%)

10 (0.6%)

Other

50 (15.9%)

187 (31.2%)

139 (18.1%)

389 (23.2%)

All fatal cases (T36-T65)

314 (100%)

599 (100%)

767 (100%)

1680 (100%)

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