From: Demographics of toxic exposures presenting to three public hospital emergency departments in Singapore 2001–2003
Causation
Number (% of total)
Accidental
Industrial
747 (8.1)
Bites and stings
1,480 (16.1)
Others
1,422 (15.4)
Total
3,649 (39.6)
Non-accidental
DSH
1,928 (20.9)
Abuse and misuse, etc
3,635 (39.5)
5,563 (60.4)