Historique
Périodique
Demographic, geographic, and temporal patterns of ambulance runs for suspected opiate overdose in Rhode Island, 1997-2002
(Caractéristiques démographiques, géographiques et temporelles des déplacements en ambulance pour des overdoses d'opiacés supposées. Une étude menée à Rhode-Island, 1997-2002)
Auteur(s) :
MERCHANT R. C. ;
SCHWARTZAPFEL B. L. ;
WOLF F. A. ;
LI, W. ;
CARLSON, L. ;
RICH, J. D.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
1209-1226
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
40
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
SURDOSE
;
HEROINE
;
URGENCE
;
NALOXONE
;
TYPE D'USAGE
;
DEMOGRAPHIE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2006, 41, (9), 1209-1226
Note de contenu :
fig. ; tabl. ; graph.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
We examine ambulance runs for suspected opiate overdose from 1997 to 2002 using a Rhode Island Department of Health database. Of the 8,763 ambulance runs for overdoses, 18.6% were for suspected opiate overdoses. Most cases were males under age 54. Suspected opiate overdoses were more likely to occur in a private residence, were more frequent on Fridays and Saturdays, and peaked in incidence around 9:00 p.m. The insidence rate of suspected opiate overdose by year was similar. The study results may help identify areas for preventive intervention and demonstrate the limitation of using naloxone as a marker of opiate overdose events. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Potter 228, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903. E-mail : rmerchantlifespan.org
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.