Predictors of emergency medical transport refusal following opioid overdose in Washington, DC
Refusal of emergency transport for opioid overdose cases in Washington, DC, USA, has expanded by 43.8% since 2017. Several social, environmental and systematic factors can predict this refusal. Logistic regression models can be used to quantify broad categories of behavior in surveillance medical research.
Authors
- Ben Turley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3270-629X)
- Kenan Zamore
- Robert P. Holman
Institutions
- New York City Fire Department (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- District of Columbia Department of Health (US)
- CDC Foundation (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2024-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16686
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention