Dan Neville
Ceist:170 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons by gender who overdosed on paracetamol products for 2000, 2001 and 2002. [23105/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 September 2004
170 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons by gender who overdosed on paracetamol products for 2000, 2001 and 2002. [23105/04]
Amharc ar fhreagra171 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of kidney failures resulting from overdosing on paracetamol products for each year from 2000 to 2003. [23106/04]
Amharc ar fhreagra172 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who suffered liver damage as a result of paracetamol poisoning in each of the years 2000 to 2003. [23107/04]
Amharc ar fhreagra173 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases of self-poisoning here in each of the years from 2000 to 2003; and the number of cases of self-poisoning resulting from paracetamol products in each of these years. [23108/04]
Amharc ar fhreagra174 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of liver transplants here in each of the years 2000 to 2003; and the number of liver transplants due to damage as a result of paracetamol overdoses in each of the years 2000 to 2003. [23109/04]
Amharc ar fhreagra175 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of products on the market containing paracetamol; and the names of same. [23110/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take QuestionsNos. 170 to 175, inclusive, together.
The statistical data sought by the Deputy is summarised in the following table. With the exception of data on liver transplants, which comes from the national organ procurement service and renal and pancreatic transplant centre based at Beaumont Hospital, the data presented below are derived from the hospital in-patient inquiry, HIPE, system, which records information on each in-patient and day-case discharge from all publicly funded acute hospitals. Persons hospitalised more than once in a given year for the same condition are counted separately in the statistics for each hospital stay.
Year |
Self-poisoning: no. of persons |
Self-poisoning by paracetamol: no. of persons by gender |
Paracetamol poisoning: no. of persons by gender |
No. of persons who suffered kidney failures as a result of paracetamol poisoning |
No. of persons who suffered liver damage as a result of paracetamol poisoning |
No. of liver transplants(3) (4) |
||
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|||||
2000 |
3,731 |
293 |
643 |
487 |
1,036 |
9 |
25 |
40 |
2001 |
3,643 |
311 |
693 |
483 |
1,086 |
15 |
35 |
35 |
2002 |
3,402 |
282 |
538 |
464 |
928 |
12 |
36 |
38 |
2003 (5) |
3,508 |
299 |
602 |
489 |
997 |
11 |
27 |
32 |
Total |
Females Accidental only* |
Total |
Males Accidental only* |
Total |
Unknown Accidental only* |
|
2000 |
479 |
41 |
265 |
38 |
17 |
6 |
2001 |
538 |
40 |
201 |
24 |
5 |
2 |
2002 |
410 |
37 |
127 |
15 |
2 |
0 |
2003 |
445 |
35 |
177 |
42 |
3 |
0 |
Year |
All agents |
Pharmaceuticals only |
Paracetamol |
2000 |
11,322 |
5,379 |
676 |
2001 |
9,744 |
6,221 |
678 |
2002 |
8,646 |
5,567 |
487 |
2003 |
8,386 |
5,125 |
548 |