TABLE 5.
Medications given to older (age≥65) and younger (age 18–64) adult EMS patients.
| Medications | Older Adults (N=6,569,064) | Younger Adults (N =9,547,155) | UnadjustedOdds Ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antiemetic | 139,325 (2.12%) | 242,115 (2.54%) | 0.83 (0.83–0.84) | 0.75 (0.75–0.76) |
| Ondansetron | 134,031 (2.0%) | 231,538 (2.4%) | 0.84 (0.83–0.84) | 0.76 (0.75–0.76) |
| Promethazine | 5,715 (0.09%) | 11,398 (0.12%) | 0.73 (0.71–0.75) | 0.65 (0.63–0.67) |
| Analgesics | 311,771 (4.75%) | 513,953 (5.38%) | 0.88 (0.87–0.88) | 0.85 (0.84–0.85) |
| Fentanyl | 66,912 (1.0%) | 120,242 (1.3%) | 0.81 (0.80–0.81) | 0.73 (0.720.74) |
| Morphine | 45,153 (0.7%) | 81,203 (0.9%) | 0.81 (0.80–0.82) | 0.74 (0.73–0.75) |
| Aspirin | 199,878 (3.0%) | 316,213 (3.3%) | 0.92 (0.91–0.92) | 0.92 (0.92–0.93) |
| Cardiac | 267,259 (4.07%) | 336,323 (2.52%) | 1.16 (1.6–1.17) | 1.18 (1.17–1.18) |
| Nitroglycerine | 182,857 (2.8%) | 264,888 (2.8%) | 1.00 (1.00–1.01) | 1.01 (1.00–1.01) |
| Epinephrine 1:10000 | 50,397 (0.8%) | 46,959 (0.5%) | 1.56 (1.54–1.58) | 1.69 (1.67–1.71) |
| Intravenous Fluids | 515,182 (7.84%) | 621,381 (6.51%) | 1.22 (1.22–1.23) | 1.20 (1.20–1.21) |
| Normal Saline | 434,429 (6.6%) | 531,932(5.6%) | 1.20 (1.19–1.21) | 1.16 (1.16–1.17) |
| Dextrose (50%) | 68,538 (1.0%) | 76,704 (0.8%) | 1.30 (1.29–1.32) | 1.44 (1.42–1.45) |
| Lactated Ringers | 14,691 (0.2%) | 24,802 (0.3%) | 0.86 (0.84–0.88) | 0.88 (0.87–0.90) |
| Pulmonary (DuoNeb) | 1,478,499 (22.51%) | 1,403,404 (14.70%) | 1.69 (1.68–1.69) | 1.67 (1.67–1.67) |
| Paralytics | 5,099 (0.08%) | 9,456 (0.10%) | 0.78 (0.76–0.81) | 0.78 (0.75–0.80) |
| Sedatives | 23,372 (0.36%) | 72,668 (0.76%) | 0.47 (0.46–0.47) | 0.46 (0.46–0.47) |
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Adjusted for race, gender, dispatch time, and US census region