Table 1 Intentional drug overdose presentations to hospital in Ireland involving distalgesic
n | % of all IDO presentations | % of paracetamol-related IDO presentations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 448 | 2.7% | 10.9% |
Female | 864 | 3.3% | 9.7% | |
Age | <15 years | 42 | 4.7% | 9.5% |
15-24 years | 488 | 3.6% | 8.9% | |
25-44 years | 556 | 2.8% | 10.6% | |
45-64 years | 213 | 2.7% | 12.4% | |
65 years+ | 13 | 1.6% | 8.3% | |
Year | 2003 | 386 | 5.0% | 16.2% |
2004 | 356 | 4.9% | 15.7% | |
2005 | 371 | 5.3% | 16.5% | |
2006 | 109 | 1.6% | 5.5% | |
2007 | 64 | 0.9% | 3.2% | |
2008 | 26 | 0.4% | 1.2% | |
Total | 1312 | 3.1% | 10.0% |