Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual Report 2007

Objective To report the poisoning data of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre (HKPIC) in 2006. Methods From 1st January 2006 to 31st December 2006, all poisoning cases received by HKPIC were retrieved from its database (DATOX) for analysis. Results A total of 2555 poisoned cases were analysed. There were 1051 male and 1466 female patients and nearly 60% of the cases were between 20 and 49 years old. Common causes of exposure were suicidal attempts and accidents. Paracetamol, sedative-hypnotic and household products were common sources of poison exposure. The majority of the patients were managed conservatively, with 18.8% and 10.5% treated by decontamination and antidotes respectively. Most cases had uneventful recovery; less than 1% of the poison exposure resulted in death and about 5% of the exposure had major outcomes. Nearly half of the cases were managed in the accident & emergency department without hospitalisation. Conclusions This annual report provides updated epidemiological information on poisoning in Hong Kong. Subsequent annual reports would provide important information on the trend of poisoning pattern and may guide further strategies in poison control and prevention in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual report 2018

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1177/1024907919893469 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (6) ◽

pp. 344-355 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tin Yat Anthony Chow ◽

Chi Keung Chan ◽

Sze Hong Ng ◽

Man Li Tse

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Annual Report ◽

Uneventful Recovery ◽

Information Centre ◽

Household Products ◽

Common Causes ◽

Self Harm ◽

Male Patients ◽

The Common ◽

Epidemiological Information

Objective: The aim of this study was to report and analyse the poisoning data of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre in 2018. Methods: In 2018, all poisoning cases received by Hong Kong Poison Information Centre were retrieved from its database, Poison Information and Clinical Management System, for analysis. Results: A total of 3960 poisoned cases were analysed. There were 1770 male patients (44.7%), 2188 female patients (55.3%) and 2 sex-unspecified patients (<0.1%). The majority of cases (68.3%) were between 20 and 69 years old, and 9.9% involved children of 0–5 years old. The common causes of poisoning were suspected self-harm/suicidal attempt (36.6%), unintentional exposure (18.4%) and abusive substance use (11.1%). Excluding the common co-ingestant ethanol, the five commonest types of poison were benzodiazepines, paracetamol, Chinese herbal medicine, household products and zopiclone. Most patients were managed with supportive measures, while 13.5% and 13.7% of consultation cases were treated by decontamination and antidotes, respectively. The majority of cases had uneventful recovery; 0.8% resulted in death and 4.9% had major outcomes. A total of eight interesting cases were discussed. Conclusion: This 13th annual report provided the updated epidemiological information on poisoning pattern in Hong Kong and highlighted important changes in comparison with our previous reports.

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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual Report 2009

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1177/102490791101800406 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 221-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

YC Chan ◽

ML Tse ◽

FL Lau

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Annual Report ◽

Information Centre

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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual Report 2012

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1177/102490791302000607 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 371-381 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

YC Chan ◽

ML Tse ◽

FL Lau

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Annual Report ◽

Information Centre

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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual Report 2011

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1177/102490791201900604 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 394-404 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

YC Chan ◽

ML Tse ◽

FL Lau

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Herbal Medicine ◽

Annual Report ◽

Uneventful Recovery ◽

Information Centre ◽

Chinese Herbal ◽

Common Causes ◽

Self Harm ◽

Male Patients ◽

Epidemiological Information

Objective To report and analyse the poisoning data of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre (HKPIC) in 2011. Methods In 2011, all poisoning cases received by HKPIC were retrieved from its database: Poison Information and Clinical Management System (PICMS) for analysis. Results A total of 4,331 poisoned cases were analysed. There were 1,915 male patients (44.2%), 2,411 female patients (55.7%) and 5 patients with sex unknown. More than two-third (68%) of them were between 20 and 59 years old. Common causes of exposure were suspected self-harm/suicidal attempt, unintentional exposure and abusive use. Paracetamol, benzodiazepine, household product, zopiclone, and Chinese herbal medicine were the top five commonest poisons encountered. Majority of the patients were managed supportively, with 12.1% and 8.5% treated by decontamination and antidotes respectively. Most cases had uneventful recovery; 1.0% of the poison exposure resulted in death and 4.8% of the exposure had major outcomes. Conclusions This 6th annual report provided updated epidemiological information on poisoning pattern in Hong Kong and emphasized some changes in comparing with our previous reports.

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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual report 2016

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1177/1024907917724730 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (5) ◽

pp. 244-254 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yiu Cheung Chan ◽

Chi Keung Chan ◽

Chun Ho Ng ◽

Sze Hong Ng ◽

Kai Kee Lau ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Annual Report ◽

Uneventful Recovery ◽

Information Centre ◽

Household Products ◽

Common Causes ◽

Self Harm ◽

Male Patients ◽

The Common ◽

Epidemiological Information

Objective: To report and analyse the poisoning data of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre in 2016. Methods: In 2016, all poisoning cases received by Hong Kong Poison Information Centre were retrieved from its database (Poison Information and Clinical Management System) for analysis. Results: A total of 4096 poisoned cases were analysed. There were 1871 male patients (45.7%), 2203 female patients (53.8%) and 22 sex unspecified patients (0.5%). The majority of the cases (63.1%) were between 20 and 59 years old. Common causes for poisoning were suspected self-harm/suicidal attempt (36.3%), unintentional exposure (18.4%) and abusive use (13.1%). Excluding the common co-ingestant ethanol, the five commonest types of poisons were benzodiazepines, paracetamol, household products, zopiclone and Chinese herbal medicine. Most patients were managed with supportive measures, while 14.3% and 12.9% of them were treated by decontamination and antidotes, respectively. Majority of the cases had uneventful recovery; 1% resulted in death and 3.9% had major outcomes. Six interesting cases and three poisoning outbreaks were discussed. Conclusion: This 11th annual report provided the updated epidemiological information on poisoning pattern in Hong Kong and highlighted important changes in comparing with our previous reports.

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Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual report 2019

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1177/10249079211038841 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 102490792110388

Author(s):

Tin Yat Anthony Chow ◽

Chi Keung Chan ◽

Sze Hong Ng ◽

Man Li Tse

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Annual Report ◽

Epidemiological Data ◽

Consultation Service ◽

Information Centre ◽

Household Products ◽

Self Harm ◽

The Common ◽

Epidemiological Information

Background: The Hong Kong Poison Information Centre (HKPIC) provides consultation service to health care professionals and collect epidemiological data on poisoning in Hong Kong since 2005. Objective: To report and analyse the data of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre on poisoning in 2019. Methods: This was a retrospective review of all poisoning cases recorded in the Poison Information and Clinical Management System of Hong Kong Poison Information Centre in 2019. Results: A total of 4016 poisoned cases were analysed, which involved 1698 men (42.3%), 2312 women (57.6%) and 6 sex-unspecified patients (0.1%). Majority of cases (77.3%) were between 13 and 69 years of age, and 10.5% were teenagers 13–19 years of age. Self-harm/suicidal attempt (42.1%), unintentional exposure (18.1%) and abusive substance use (11.1%) were common reasons of poisoning. Excluding ethanol, which was the common co-ingestant, the five most common types of poison were benzodiazepines, paracetamol, household products, zopiclone and Chinese herbal medicine. While most patients were managed with supportive treatment, 16.5% and 16.8% of the consultation cases were treated with decontamination and antidotes, respectively. Majority of cases recovered uneventfully, but 1.0% died and 4.7% had a major outcome. A total of six interesting cases and two outbreaks were discussed in this report. Conclusion: This 14th annual report provided updated epidemiological information on the pattern of poisoning in Hong Kong and highlighted a number of important changes compared with our previous reports.

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