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. 2017 Feb 3;66(4):107–111. doi: 10.15585/mm6604a4

TABLE 1. Demographic characteristics, hospital arrival time, prehospital naloxone use, and disposition for 12 patients with fentanyl overdose — Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, June 23, 2016.

Patient Age group (decade) Sex Arrival time Emergency department Naloxone
(Administering provider, route)
Disposition
(EMS, IN) (EMS, IV/IO) (ED/IV)
A
60s
Male
16:16
SRC
2 mg
0
0
Discharged
B
80s
Male
16:36
YSC
2 mg
1 mg
0
Observed and discharged
C
30s
Male
16:40
YSC
3 mg
0
0.4 mg
Intensive care unit
D
40s
Male
16:48
SRC
3 mg
0
0.4 mg
Observed and discharged
E
70s
Male
19:01
YSC
4 mg
2 mg*
0
Dead on arrival in ED
F
70s
Male
19:16
YSC
2 mg
2 mg
2 mg
Observed and discharged
G
60s
Male
19:33
YSC
2 mg
2 mg
0.4 mg
Observed and discharged
H
60s
Male
19:38
SRC
2 mg
2 mg
0.4 mg
Intensive care unit
I
30s
Female
21:31
YSC
0
2 mg
2 mg
Dead on arrival in ED
J
50s
Female
21:32
YSC
2 mg
1 mg
0
Intensive care unit
K
60s
Male
21:39
YSC
0
0.5 mg
0
Intensive care unit§
L 50s Female 21:41 YSC 2 mg 2 mg 0 Observed and discharged

Abbreviations: ED = emergency department; EMS = emergency medical services; IN = intranasal; IO = intraosseous; IV = intravenous; SRC = St. Raphael Campus; YSC = York Street Campus.

* Intraosseous injection.

Naloxone drip 0.4 mg/hour for 12 hours in intensive care unit.

§ Patient died of multiorgan failure in intensive care unit 3 days later.