Trends in presumed drug overdose out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in San Francisco, 2015–2023

• Published in: Resuscitation Vol. 198; p. 110159
• Main Authors: Wang, Ralph C., Montoy, Juan Carlos C., Rodriguez, Robert M., Menegazzi, James J., Lacocque, Jeremy, Dillon, David G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Drug related cardiac arrest; Opioid overdose; Drug related cardiac arrest; Opioid overdose; opioid overdose; drug related cardiac arrest

Estimates of the prevalence of drug-related out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) vary, ranging from 1.8% to 10.0% of medical OHCA. However, studies conducted prior to the recent wave of fentanyl deaths likely underestimate the current prevalence of drug-related OHCA. We evaluated recent trends in d...