title: Acute Intoxications: Cases presenting to an adult emergency department.
abstract: Cases of acute substance intoxication presenting to the Emergency Department of the Ottawa General Hospital from 1986 to 1988 were retrospectively analyzed. Of the 1001 cases, 55% were female patients; the mean age was 34 years; 51% were admitted to hospital; 65% ingested more than one drug substance; and ethanol was involved in 27% of cases. There were 10 deaths.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Tierney
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Dickinson