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Because of the need for more data describing prehospital pediatric substance misuse, this study sought to characterize substance misuse in North Carolina pediatric patients receiving emergency medical services (EMS) care.

Researchers conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of patients aged <16 years transported by EMS for substance misuse. Data were obtained from a statewide repository including patients treated for confirmed or suspected misuse of marijuana, alcohol, benzodiazepines, opioids, stimulants, acetaminophen, antidepressants, or other drugs.

Research Conclusions:

EMS responded to a vast variety of drug misuse among pediatric patients, including prescription medications, alcohol, marijuana, and illicit drugs. Accidental ingestions occurred exclusively in infant/preschool ages and intent for recreation or self-harm primarily occurred in adolescents. By increasing awareness of the more common pediatric patient characteristics associated with the type and reason for drug use, EMS agencies can improve pediatric readiness among prehospital clinicians.

Contributors to the study included: A. Kyle Cecil, MD – former 大象传媒 Resident;听Julianne M. Cyr, MPH – 大象传媒 Research Instructor; Hussein Ahmad, MD – 大象传媒 Medical School Graduate; Angela Strain, MD – 大象传媒 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Alexander B. Requarth, MS – Current 大象传媒 Medical School Student; and Jane H. Brice, MD – Chair of 大象传媒 Emergency Medicine.听

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