From: Outcomes following clonidine ingestions in children: an analysis of poison control center data
Age | < 6 (n = 1744) | 6–11 (n = 966) | 12–17 (n = 734) | |
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Total exposures (n = 3444) | 1744 (50.6) | 966 (28.0) | 734 (21.3) | |
Gender | Male (n = 2077) | 982 (47.3) | 725 (34.9) | 370 (17.8) |
Female (n = 1363) | 760 (55.8) | 239 (17.5) | 364 (26.7) | |
Disposition | Discharged from ED (n = 1180) | 722 (61.2) | 290 (24.6) | 168 (14.2) |
Medical admission (n = 276) | 158 (57.2) | 56 (20.3) | 62 (22.5) | |
ICU admission (n = 854) | 548 (64.2) | 99 (11.6) | 207 (24.2) | |
At home management (n = 834) | 213 (25.5) | 465 (55.8) | 156 (18.7) | |
AMA (n = 184) | 102 (55.4) | 49 (26.6) | 33 (17.9) | |
Psychiatry admission (n = 115) | 1 (0.9) | 7 (6.0) | 107 (93.0) | |
Death (n = 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Outcome | Minor (n = 2196) | 1115 (50.8) | 664 (30.2) | 417 (19.0) |
Major (n = 888) | 492 (55.4) | 147 (16.6) | 249 (28.0) | |
Unknown (n = 360) | 137 | 155 | 68 | |
Acuity | Acute (n = 2161) | 1503 (69.6) | 338 (15.6) | 320 (14.8) |
Acute on chronic (n = 1258) | 238 (18.9) | 624 (49.6) | 396 (31.5) | |
Unknown (n = 25) | 3 (12.0) | 4 (16.0) | 18 (72.0) | |
Ingestion type | Clonidine only (n = 2540) | 1388 (54.6) | 726 (28.6) | 426 (16.8) |
Mixed (n = 904) | 356 (39.4) | 240 (26.5) | 308 (34.1) | |
Intentionality | Accidental (n = 2889) | 1732 (60.0) | 887 (30.7) | 270 (9.3) |
Intentional (n = 534) | 6 (1.1) | 72 (13.5) | 456 (85.4) | |
Unknown (n = 21) | 6 (28.6) | 7 (33.3) | 8 (38.1) |