| Characteristics of intoxicated patients |
Types of intoxication |
| Intentional |
Overall1 |
Intentional high risk |
Overall high risk |
| Total number of males and females |
52 |
1026 |
26 |
124 |
| Mean age (years) |
40 |
30 |
41 |
40 |
| Number of females (%) |
18 (34) |
603 (59) |
8 (31) |
40 (32) |
| Number of patients admitted/ transferred (%) |
28/10 (73) |
91/33 (12) |
18 (69) |
76 (61) |
| Number of “High risk” patients2 (%) |
26 (50) |
124 (12) |
26 |
124 |
| Number of HBO2 therapy (%) |
12 (23) |
56 (5) |
13 (50) |
45 (36) |
| Number of EKG recorded (%) |
29 (56) |
182 (18) |
16 (62) |
76 (61) |
| Number of arterial blood draw (%) |
26 (48) |
241 (23) |
16 (62) |
58 (47) |
| Number of use of serum cardiac markers (%) |
10 (19) |
61 (6) |
6 (23) |
26 (21) |
| Number of patients with repeat COHb (%) |
10 (19) |
74 (7) |
6 (23) |
32 (26) |
| Mean COHb |
17% |
7% |
26% |
22% |
1Intentional and unintentional (i.e. accidental) intoxications.
2Carboxyhemoglobin level higher than 20%, syncope, change in
mental status, cardiac arrest, and/or seizures.