[Death from overdose and rapid intervention by local units].
The above report deals with the activity of four emergency units in Florence from January 1, 1984 to January 1, 1989. Altogether, a total of 180 urgent interventions for opioid or combination overdoses were performed. The average frequency of intervention was 41.8/100.000 inhabitants/year in the age groups 14-40- years. Only three patients (1.06%) died in hospital in spite of the fact that the frequency of intervention for overdose and severe overdose increased exponentially during the five-year period considered.
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Istituto di Clinica Medica I, Università degli Studi di Firenze.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000552:Ambulances; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000401:mortality*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*
La morte da overdose e l'intervento rapido sul territorio.