Recommendations for action: a community meeting in preparation for a mass-casualty opioid overdose event in Southeastern Ontario

Recommendations for action: a community meeting in preparation for a mass-casualty opioid overdose event in Southeastern Ontario

Abstract Given the steady rise of overdose morbidity and mortality in North America, and increasing frequency of sudden clusters of non-fatal and fatal overdoses in other jurisdictions, regional preparedness plans to respond effectively to clusters of overdoses may reduce the impact of such events o...

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Main Authors: Kieran Michael Moore, Nicholas Papadomanolakis-Pakis, Adrienne Hansen-Taugher, Tianxiu H. Guan, Brian Schwartz, Paula Stewart, Pamela Leece, Richard Bochenek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Proceedings
Subjects:
Mass-casualty
Opioids
Public health
Surveillance
Harm reduction
Emergency preparedness
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12919-017-0076-7

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