@article{ref1,
title="Acute poisonings treated in hospitals in Oslo: A one-year prospective study (I): Pattern of poisoning",
journal="Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)",
year="2008",
author="Hovda, Knut Erik and Bjornaas, M. A. and Skog, Karina and Opdahl, Anders and Drottning, P. and Ekeberg, O. and Jacobsen, Dag",
volume="46",
number="1",
pages="35-41",
abstract="Objectives. Prospective design is mandatory to study pattern of poisoning and suicidal intention of patients. Material and Methods. Prospective cross-sectional multi-center study of all patients contacting health care services because of acute poisoning during one year in Oslo, irrespective of intention. Data on the adult hospitalized patients (                 Objectives. Prospective design is mandatory to study pattern of poisoning and suicidal intention of patients. Material and Methods. Prospective cross-sectional multi-center study of all patients contacting health care services because of acute poisoning during one year in Oslo, irrespective of intention. Data on the adult hospitalized patients (>                 Objectives. Prospective design is mandatory to study pattern of poisoning and suicidal intention of patients. Material and Methods. Prospective cross-sectional multi-center study of all patients contacting health care services because of acute poisoning during one year in Oslo, irrespective of intention. Data on the adult hospitalized patients (>/=16 years) are presented here. Results. Of a total of 3,775 such adult contacts (3,025 episodes), there were 947 (31 %) hospitalizations; annual incidence 1.9 (per 1,000) in males and 2.1 in females. Median age was 36 years (range 16-89); 54% females. Benzodiazepines (18%), ethanol (17%), paracetamol (12%), opioids (7%), and gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) (7%) were most frequently taken. Patients stated suicidal intention in 29% of the admissions; physicians in 10%. Conclusion. Benzodiazepines and ethanol were the most common agents, but newer illicit drugs were frequent, especially GHB. Males often took ethanol and drugs of abuse; females often used prescription drugs with suicidal intention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1556-3650",
doi="10.1080/15563650601185969",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650601185969"
}