TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual report 2017
JO  - Hong Kong journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Lau, K.K.
A1  - Chow, T.Y.A.
A1  - Chan, C.K.
A1  - Chan, Y.C.
A1  - Ng, C.H.V.
A1  - Ng, S.H.
A1  - Tse, M.L.
SP  - 313
EP  - 323
VL  - 25
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To report and analyse the poisoning data of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre in 2017. <br><br>METHODS: In 2017, all poisoning cases received by Hong Kong Poison Information Centre were retrieved from its database (Poison Information and Clinical Management System) for analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 3956 poisoned cases were analysed. There were 1789 male patients (45.2%), 2159 female patients (54.6%) and 8 sex-unspecified patients (0.2%). The majority of cases (59.9%) were between 20 and 59 years old. The common causes of poisoning were suspected self-harm/suicidal attempt (36.2%), unintentional exposure (18.6%) and abusive substance use (13.7%). Excluding the common co-ingestant ethanol, the five commonest types of poison were benzodiazepines, paracetamol, zopiclone, Chinese herbal medicine and household products. Most patients were managed with supportive measures, while 17.4% and 13.2% of consultation cases were treated by decontamination and antidotes, respectively. The majority of the cases had uneventful recovery; 1.1% resulted in death and 4.3% had major outcomes. A total of 13 interesting cases and 1 poisoning outbreak were discussed. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This 12th annual report provided the updated epidemiological information on poisoning pattern in Hong Kong and highlighted important changes in comparison with our previous reports. © The Author(s) 2018.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1024-9079
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1024907918798997
ID  - ref1
ER  -