TABLE 2

Reasons for Exposures

Reason for Exposure	Total	% of Total	Group Total, %
Unintentional
Unintentional - General	137 725	50.7
Unintentional - Therapeutic error	99 705	36.7
Unintentional - Environmental	12 268	4.5
Unintentional - Misuse	7180	2.6
Unintentional - Food poisoning	3556	1.3
Unintentional - Bite/Sting	1818	0.7
Unintentional - Occupational	14	< 0.1
Unintentional - Unknown	406	0.1	96.7
Intentional
Intentional - Misuse	434	0.2
Intentional - Abuse	66	< 0.1
Intentional - Suspected suicide	23	< 0.1
Intentional - Unknown	111	< 0.1	0.2
Adverse Reaction
Adverse reaction - Drug	3611	1.3
Adverse reaction - Food	1044	0.4
Adverse reaction - Other	887	0.3	2.0
Miscellaneous
Other - Contamination/Tampering	1213	0.4
Other - Malicious	460	0.2
Other - Withdrawal	151	0.1
Unknown reason	841	0.3	1.0
Total	271 513	100

The reasons for exposures are listed and organized by major categories. Abuse and suspected suicide are likely misclassifications in this age group.