Characteristics and Trends of Prehospital Encounters for Opioid Overdoses Among US Youth, 2018-2022

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• Jamie Lim; Sriram Ramgopal; Jennifer Hoffmann; Doug Lorenz; Michael Toce
PMID: 39292466DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.17341

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Adolescent drug overdose deaths have increased rapidly, mainly because of fentanyl. Understanding nonfatal youth opioid overdoses is limited, but studying prehospital data can provide valuable insights. This study examines prehospital encounters for youth opioid overdoses and trends before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Trauma

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Cross-Sectional Studies; Emergency Medical Services; Fentanyl; Opioid-Related Disorders; Drug Overdose; Adolescent; Opiate Overdose; Pandemics; COVID-19

Institutions: Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; University of Louisville; Boston Children's Hospital

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