September 21, 2020

Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses at an Urban Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): health care setting, public health

• In an emergency department in Richmond, Virginia, the total number of nonfatal opioid overdose visits between March-June 2020 was 227, a 2.2-fold increase compared to the same period in 2019 (n=102), with a higher proportion of patients who were Black (80% vs. 63%).

Ochalek et al. (Sept 18, 2020). Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses at an Urban Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.17477