Of the 938 patients admitted to the transplant unit, the majority (70.7%) were classified as having paracetamol-induced liver damage. Information on paracetamol use was available for 611 patients; the majority of whom (73.6%) had taken a single point overdose. About one-quarter (26.4%) had taken a staggered overdose. They found that the staggered group had taken significantly less paracetamol than the single point group.