<i>Notes from the Field:</i> High Prevalence of Fentanyl Detected by the Maryland Emergency Department Drug Surveillance System — Baltimore, Maryland, 2019
Zachary Dezman, Bradford S. Schwartz, Amy S. Billing, Ebonie Massey, Eleanor Artigiani, Julie Factor, Eric D. Wish
Abstract
This report describes a new University of Maryland study that found that after implementing enhanced testing methods, fentanyl topped the list of drugs detected in overdose patients at two Baltimore hospital emergency departments.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineFentanylEmergency departmentDrug overdoseMedical emergencyEmergency medicineGerontologyPoison controlAnesthesiaPsychiatryIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersPediatric Pain Management TechniquesPain Management and Opioid Use