Research Article
The Outcome of Agitation in Poisoned Patients in an Iranian Tertiary Care University Hospital
Table 2
Frequency distribution of clinical symptoms of poisoned patients presenting with agitation.
| | Variables | Range | Number (%) |
| | Vital signs | | | | Heart rate (per minute) | 60–100 | 47 (89.3) | | <60 | 4 (7.1) | | >100 | 2 (3.6) | | Respiratory rate (per minute) | 12–20 | 47 (83.93) | | <12 | 4 (7.14) | | >20 | 5 (8.93) | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 90–140 | 47 (83.93) | | <90 | 4 (7.14) | | >140 | 5 (8.93) | | Body temperature (°) | 35–38°C | 56 (100) |
| | Pupils’ size | 3–5 mm | 40 (71.4) | | <3 mm | 9 (16.1) | | >5 mm | 7 (12.5) |
| | Consciousness level | Conscious | 21 (37.5) | | Lethargic | 28 (50) | | Obtundation | 4 (7.1) | | Stupor or coma | 3 (5.4) |
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