Table 7 Summary of poison management interventions
Number | |
|---|---|
Critical interventions | |
Advanced airway management (intubations) | 153 |
Decontamination and elimination interventions | |
Activated charcoal, single dose | 1,021 (11%) |
Gastric lavage | 337 (3.7%) |
Whole bowel irrigation | 1 |
Ocular decontamination | 262 |
Skin decontamination (decontamination shower) | 40 |
Ipecac | 2 |
Multidose activated charcoal | 18 |
Forced alkaline diuresis | 3 |
Others (forced saline diuresis) | 167 |
Antidotes | |
N-acetyl-L-cysteine | 584 |
Flumazenil | 69 |
Naloxone | 39 |
Intravenous dextrose (50%) | 31 |
Sodium bicarbonate | 12 |
Atropine | 10 |
Benztropine | 10 |
Pralidoxime | 6 |
Calcium gluconate gel paste and IV calcium | 5 |
Methionine | 4 |
Digoxin Fab | 1 |
Glucagon | 1 |
Pyridoxine | 1 |