Table 1.
Naloxone administration doses and population characteristics as reported by emergency medical service.
| Single Dose
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Multiple Doses
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Total within Category
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % Received | N | % Received | N | Percent | |
| Age | ||||||
| 0-19 | 5,944 | 83.4 | 1,181 | 16.6 | 7,125 | 4.1 |
| 20-29 | 26,806 | 79.0 | 7,146 | 21.1 | 33,952 | 19.6 |
| 30-49 | 46,287 | 79.9 | 11,627 | 20.1 | 57,914 | 33.5 |
| 50-64 | 36,382 | 82.9 | 7,482 | 17.1 | 43,864 | 25.4 |
| 65 plus | 26,043 | 86.4 | 4,118 | 13.7 | 30,161 | 17.4 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 59,459 | 83.1 | 12,113 | 16.9 | 71,572 | 41.4 |
| Male | 81,338 | 80.8 | 19,302 | 19.2 | 100,640 | 58.2 |
| Unknown | 665 | 82.7 | 139 | 17.3 | 804 | 0.5 |
| US Region | ||||||
| Island Areas | 6 | 75.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Midwest | 27,067 | 77.5 | 7,867 | 22.5 | 34,934 | 20.2 |
| Northeast | 24,967 | 76.3 | 7,764 | 23.7 | 32,731 | 18.9 |
| South | 66,759 | 87.0 | 9,954 | 13.0 | 76,713 | 44.3 |
| West | 22,663 | 79.2 | 5,967 | 20.8 | 28,630 | 16.5 |
| Urbanicity | ||||||
| Unknown | 4,820 | 79.5 | 1,240 | 20.5 | 6,060 | 3.5 |
| Urban | 113,747 | 81.2 | 26,284 | 18.8 | 140,031 | 80.9 |
| Suburban | 10,232 | 85.9 | 1,687 | 14.2 | 11,919 | 6.9 |
| Wilderness | 2,558 | 86.7 | 394 | 13.4 | 2,952 | 1.7 |
| Rural | 10,105 | 83.8 | 1,949 | 16.2 | 12,054 | 7.0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home/Residence | 85,608 | 81.0 | 20,150 | 19.1 | 105,758 | 61.1 |
| Other Location | 11,413 | 81.0 | 2,676 | 19.0 | 14,089 | 8.1 |
| Residential Institution (Nursing Home, jail/prison) | 11,864 | 86.1 | 1,923 | 14.0 | 13,787 | 8.0 |
| Street or Highway | 16,890 | 84.0 | 3,208 | 16.0 | 20,098 | 11.6 |
| Trade or service (business, bars, restaurants, etc) | 8,690 | 82.2 | 1,886 | 17.8 | 10,576 | 6.1 |
| Unknown | 6,997 | 80.4 | 1,711 | 19.7 | 8,708 | 5.0 |
| Weekend | ||||||
| Monday-Thursday | 78,310 | 82.0 | 17,215 | 18.0 | 95,525 | 55.2 |
| Friday-Sunday | 63,152 | 81.5 | 14,339 | 18.5 | 77,491 | 44.8 |
| Layperson | ||||||
| No Previous Naloxone | 139,994 | 81.7 | 31,420 | 18.3 | 171,414 | 99.1 |
| Previous Naloxone | 1,468 | 91.6 | 134 | 8.4 | 1,602 | 0.9 |
| Ambulance Service | ||||||
| ALS, Level 1 | 18,135 | 81.1 | 4,215 | 18.9 | 22,350 | 12.9 |
| ALS, Level 1 Emergency | 40,624 | 83.9 | 7,783 | 16.1 | 48,407 | 28.0 |
| ALS, Level 2 | 11,401 | 77.0 | 3,415 | 23.1 | 14,816 | 8.6 |
| BLS | 223 | 88.1 | 30 | 11.9 | 253 | 0.1 |
| BLS, Emergency | 2,453 | 91.6 | 225 | 8.4 | 2,678 | 1.5 |
| Unknown/Other | 68,626 | 81.2 | 15,886 | 18.8 | 84,512 | 48.8 |
| Oxygen | ||||||
| Not Provided | 77,347 | 82.8 | 16,068 | 17.2 | 93,415 | 54.0 |
| Provided | 64,115 | 80.6 | 15,486 | 19.5 | 79,601 | 46.0 |
| Disposition | ||||||
| Dead at Scene | 4,529 | 88.6 | 581 | 11.4 | 5,110 | 3.0 |
| Treated and Released | 4,301 | 86.5 | 672 | 13.5 | 4,973 | 2.9 |
| Treated, Transferred Care | 4,957 | 81.7 | 1,114 | 18.4 | 6,071 | 3.5 |
| Treated, Transported by EMS | 127,583 | 81.4 | 29,177 | 18.6 | 156,760 | 90.6 |
| Treated, Transported by Law Enforcement | 57 | 90.5 | 6 | 9.5 | 63 | 0.0 |
| Treated, Transported by Private Vehicle | 35 | 89.7 | 4 | 10.3 | 39 | 0.0 |
Source: National EMS Information, 2015.