From: Poisoning-related emergency department visits in children with autism spectrum disorder
Type of poisoning | ASD (n = 12,152) % | No ASD (n = 1,124,665) % |
---|---|---|
Systemic antibiotics | 5.35 | 9.02 |
Systemic anti-infectives and antiparasitics | 1.08 | 1.58 |
Hormones and their synthetic substitutes | 4.34 | 3.71 |
Nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics, antirheumatics | 5.63 | 12.79 |
Narcotics and hallucinogens | 2.51 | 7.53 |
Anesthetics and therapeutic gases | 0.61 | 0.30 |
Antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotics | 12.61 | 6.70 |
Psychotropic drugs | 22.68 | 12.21 |
Drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system | 2.03 | 1.87 |
Systemic and hematological agents | 7.20 | 7.66 |
Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system | 7.09 | 2.41 |
Drugs affecting the gastrointestinal system | 0.74 | 0.78 |
Drugs affecting smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system | 2.84 | 3.29 |
Topical agents affecting skin, mucous membrane, and ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological, and dental drugs | 1.51 | 1.81 |
Diuretics and other and unspecified drugs, medicaments, and biological substances | 13.27 | 14.04 |
Other | 10.50 | 14.31 |
Total | 100.00 | 100.00 |