337 Characteristics of Prior Emergency Departments Visits Associated With Subsequent Opioid Overdose

Drug overdose was the leading cause of injury death in 2013, causing approximately 2.5 million emergency department (ED) visits in 2011. Several studies have reported epidemiological data from ED databases of opioid overdoses on a national or statewide level. Here we identified clinical and demographic information of opioid overdose patients from 2 medical centers in Staten Island, to better identify this population within the ED. Through the identification of high-risk clinical and demographic characteristic of abuse, intervention can potentially be instituted.

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