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- description: This data represents all emergency medical services calls related to possible opioid abuse. __Opioid Abuse Probable__
A call may be coded as opioid abuse probable for many reasons, such as * Are there are any medical symptoms indicative of
opioid abuse? * Are there physical indicators on scene (i.e. drug paraphernalia, pill bottles, etc.)? * Are there witnesses
or patient statements made that point to opioid abuse? * Is there any other evidence that opioid abuse is probable with the
patient? Opioid abuse probable is determined by Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Departments Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
on scene at the time of the incident. __Narcan/Naloxone Given__ Narcan/Naloxone Given refers to whether the medication Narcan/Naloxone
was given to patients who exhibited signs or symptoms of a potential opioid overdose or to patients who fall within treatment
protocols that require Narcan/Naloxone to be given. Narcan/Naloxone are the same medication with Narcan being the trade name
and Naloxone being the generic name for the medication. Narcan is the reversal medication used by medical providers for opioid
overdoses. __Groups__ Groups are used to determine if there are specific populations that have an increase in opioid abuse.
* The student population at ASU was being examined for other purposes to determine ASU's overall call volume impact in
Tempe. Data collection with the university is consistent with Fire Departments who provide service to the other PAC 12 universities.
Since this data set was already being evaluated, it was included in the opioid data collection as well. * The Veteran and
Homeless Groups were established as demographic tabs to identify trends and determine needs in conjunction with the City of
Tempes Veterans and Homeless programs. Since these data sets were being evaluated already, they were included in the opioid
data collection as well. * The unknown group includes incidents where a patient is unable to answer or refuses to answer the
demographic questions. __Gender__ Patient gender is documented as male or female when crews are able to obtain this information
from the patient. There are some circumstances where this information is not readily determined and the patient is unable
to communicate with our crews. In these circumstances, crews may document unknown/unable to determine. __Data Set History__
Data sets were evolving in 2017 due to software upgrades and identifying new parameters to focus data collection on. The 2018
data will be a more comprehensive set of data that includes all the fields identified throughout 2017. Data sets may continue
to evolve based on the needs of the community and healthcare trends. Information about the data can be found at [Data Documentation](http://bit.ly/2GftQtN);
abstract: This data represents all emergency medical services calls related to possible opioid abuse. __Opioid Abuse Probable__
A call may be coded as opioid abuse probable for many reasons, such as * Are there are any medical symptoms indicative of
opioid abuse? * Are there physical indicators on scene (i.e. drug paraphernalia, pill bottles, etc.)? * Are there witnesses
or patient statements made that point to opioid abuse? * Is there any other evidence that opioid abuse is probable with the
patient? Opioid abuse probable is determined by Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Departments Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
on scene at the time of the incident. __Narcan/Naloxone Given__ Narcan/Naloxone Given refers to whether the medication Narcan/Naloxone
was given to patients who exhibited signs or symptoms of a potential opioid overdose or to patients who fall within treatment
protocols that require Narcan/Naloxone to be given. Narcan/Naloxone are the same medication with Narcan being the trade name
and Naloxone being the generic name for the medication. Narcan is the reversal medication used by medical providers for opioid
overdoses. __Groups__ Groups are used to determine if there are specific populations that have an increase in opioid abuse.
* The student population at ASU was being examined for other purposes to determine ASU's overall call volume impact in
Tempe. Data collection with the university is consistent with Fire Departments who provide service to the other PAC 12 universities.
Since this data set was already being evaluated, it was included in the opioid data collection as well. * The Veteran and
Homeless Groups were established as demographic tabs to identify trends and determine needs in conjunction with the City of
Tempes Veterans and Homeless programs. Since these data sets were being evaluated already, they were included in the opioid
data collection as well. * The unknown group includes incidents where a patient is unable to answer or refuses to answer the
demographic questions. __Gender__ Patient gender is documented as male or female when crews are able to obtain this information
from the patient. There are some circumstances where this information is not readily determined and the patient is unable
to communicate with our crews. In these circumstances, crews may document unknown/unable to determine. __Data Set History__
Data sets were evolving in 2017 due to software upgrades and identifying new parameters to focus data collection on. The 2018
data will be a more comprehensive set of data that includes all the fields identified throughout 2017. Data sets may continue
to evolve based on the needs of the community and healthcare trends. Information about the data can be found at [Data Documentation](http://bit.ly/2GftQtN)
Citation
- Title Opioid EMS Calls.
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- creation Date
2018-06-07T07:18:08.263242
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2018-08-06T19:35:38Z
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- notes: This metadata record was generated by an xslt transformation from a dc metadata record; Transform by Stephen M. Richard, based
on a transform by Damian Ulbricht. Run on 2018-08-06T19:35:38Z
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CINERGI Metadata catalog
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2007
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urn:dciso:metadataabout:bc131cdb-4796-49f2-978f-58ef48c77771
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