Citation

Testa P. Clin. Ter. 1990; 133(5): 275-288.

Vernacular Title

La morte da overdose e l'intervento rapido sul territorio.

Affiliation

Istituto di Clinica Medica I, Università degli Studi di Firenze.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Societa Editrice Universo)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2143711

Abstract

The above report deals with the activity of four emergency units in Florence from January 1, 1984 to January 1, 1989. Altogether, a total of 180 urgent interventions for opioid or combination overdoses were performed. The average frequency of intervention was 41.8/100.000 inhabitants/year in the age groups 14-40- years. Only three patients (1.06%) died in hospital in spite of the fact that the frequency of intervention for overdose and severe overdose increased exponentially during the five-year period considered.

Language: it