Table 1. Medications resulting in death or severe symptoms of poisoning in children Data Deaths PICU admissions Hospital admissions NPIS enquiries ‘Severe’ n (%) n (% of identified substances) n n (%) Region England and Wales United Kingdom England United Kingdom period 2001-2013 2002-2012 1998/99-2013/14 2008-2014 Age range < 5 y < 5 y <14 y < 5 y ONS PICAnet HES Source 0 22 (19%) 3156 0 Benzodiazepines Methadone 16 (57%) 20 (17%) 536 6 (9%) Other opioids 1 (4%) 19 (17%) 3265 1 (1%) Tricyclic and tetracyclic 3 (11%) 13 (11%) 3376 3 (4%) antidepressants Iron and its compounds 1(4%) 13 (11%) 2013 13 (19%) Anticonvulsants (except 1(4%) 6 (5%) 3984 8 (12%) benzodiazepines) Heroin 2 (7%) - 96 0 4 (14%) 108 - 38 (55%) Others/unspecified TOTAL 28 201 - 69
Table 1. Medications resulting in death or severe symptoms of poisoning in children Data Deaths n (%) PICU admissions n (% of identified substances) Hospital admissions n ‘Severe’ NPIS enquiries n (%) Region England and Wales United Kingdom England United Kingdom period 2001-2013 2002-2012 1998/99-2013/14 2008-2014 Age range < 5 y < 5 y <14 y < 5 y Source ONS PICAnet HES Benzodiazepines 0 22 (19%) 3156 0 Methadone 16 (57%) 20 (17%) 536 6 (9%) Other opioids 1 (4%) 19 (17%) 3265 1 (1%) Tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants 3 (11%) 13 (11%) 3376 3 (4%) Iron and its compounds 1(4%) 13 (11%) 2013 13 (19%) Anticonvulsants (except benzodiazepines) 1(4%) 6 (5%) 3984 8 (12%) Heroin 2 (7%) - 96 0 Others/unspecified 4 (14%) 108 - 38 (55%) TOTAL 28 201 - 69