Table 4:

Costs of poisoning in British Columbia by patient disposition and intent, 2016

Patient disposition	Intent, cost, $				Total costs, $	Average cost per case, $
Patient disposition	Unintentional	Suicide or self-harm	Violence	Undetermined	Total costs, $	Average cost per case, $
Direct costs^*
Total	50 602 083	49 065 296	104 880	9 098 550	108 870 809	2409
Deaths	10 477 741	1 637 934	0	659 361	12 775 036	10 437
Hospital admission	26 781 476	34 494 494	54 972	5 869 147	67 200 090	14 430
ED	11 594 162	11 817 653	8806	2 383 395	25 804 015	1875
Ambulance	873 134	1 070 241	3751	184 495	2 131 621	516
BC DPIC	875 570	44 973	37 351	2152	960 047	45
Indirect costs^*
Total	629 238 926	66 669 581	1711	7 704 320	703 614 538	15 570
Deaths	628 747 121	65 677 574	0	7 585 509	702 010 205	573 538
Hospital admission	491 805	992 007	1711	118 811	1 604 333	344
Total costs^*	679 841 009	115 734 877	106 591	16 802 870	812 485 347	17 979
Deaths	639 224 862	67 315 508	0	8 244 870	714 785 241	583 975
Hospital admission	27 273 281	35 486 501	56 683	5 987 958	68 804 423	14 774
ED	11 594 162	11 817 653	8806	2 383 395	25 804 015	1875
Ambulance	873 134	1 070 241	3751	184 495	2 131 621	516
BC DPIC	875 570	44 973	37 351	2152	960 047	45

Note: BC DPIC = British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre, ED = emergency department.
↵* Bolded values are total values for direct costs, indirect costs and total costs.