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Table 1 Florida pediatric clonidine ingestions from 2002 to 2016 by age group

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)

 

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)

  1. Data are reported as n (%)
  2. ED emergency department, ICU intensive care unit, AMA against medical advice