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Table 4 Severity of outcome, intent of opioid use, and source of the opioid

From: Development of an algorithm to identify serious opioid toxicity in children

 

n

%

Severity of event

 High

27

31.8

 Intermediate

52

61.2

 Low

6

7.1

Intent

 Therapeutic use

56

65.8

 Self-harm

10

11.8

 Unintentional overdose

9

10.6

 Other

11

13.0

Source of opioid

 Patient’s prescription

76

89.4

 Other person’s prescription

4

4.7

 Other

6

7.1