Pediatric injuries and poisonings associated with detergent packets: results from the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP), 2011–2023

Table 2 Detergent packet-related ED visit counts and frequency per 100,000 CHIRPP cases, children and youth 17 years of age and younger, by sex, age and pandemic period, CHIRPP, April 1, 2011–October 12, 2023 (N = 904)

Characteristic		Number of cases	Number per 100,000 CHIRPP cases^a
Female	Age group (years)
	0–17	435	65.3
	< 1	45	126.5
	1	142	252.6
	2–4	186	143.8
	5–9	30	19.5
	10–17	32	11.0
	Pandemic period^b
	Pre-pandemic	108	64.1
	After the beginning of the pandemic	132	79.9
Male	Age group (years)
	0–17	469	55.7
	< 1	46	114.7
	1	158	232.9
	2–4	205	122.4
	5–9	45	22.3
	10–17	15	4.1
	Pandemic period^b
	Pre-pandemic	104	49.1
	After the beginning of the pandemic	154	80.0
Total	Age group (years)
	0–17	904	59.9
	< 1	91	120.3
	1	300	241.8
	2–4	391	131.7
	5–9	75	21.1
	10–17	47	7.2
	Pandemic period^b
	Pre-pandemic	212	55.7
	After the beginning of the pandemic	286	79.9

CHIRPP Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program
aExpressed as a normalized frequency per 100,000 CHIRPP cases in the given sex, age group and time period
^bPre-pandemic period is defined as cases which occurred between March 11, 2017 and December 31, 2019. After the beginning of the pandemic period is defined as cases which occurred between March 11, 2020 and December 31, 2022

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