Opioid EMS Calls

The incident locations represented are approximated and not the actual location of the incident. Latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates have been truncate to 3 decimal points. The estimated location lies within approximately a 1/4 mile radius. This approximated location data is also shown on the dashboard. This feature layer supports the Opioid Abuse Probable EMS Call Dashboard. The following documents what data are collected and why they are being collected. Opioid Abuse Probable A call may be coded as “opioid abuse probable” for many reasons, such as Are there are any medical symptoms indicative of opioid abuse? Are there physical indicators on scene (i.e. drug paraphernalia, pill bottles, etc.)? Are there witnesses or patient statements made that point to opioid abuse? Is there any other evidence that opioid abuse is probable with the patient? “Opioid abuse probable” is determined by Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department’s Emergency medical technicians and paramedics on scene at the time of the incident. Narcan/Naloxone Given “Narcan/Naloxone Given” refers to whether the medication Narcan/Naloxone was given to patients who exhibited signs or symptoms of a potential opioid overdose or to patients who fall within treatment protocols that require Narcan/Naloxone to be given. Narcan/Naloxone are the same medication with Narcan being the trade name and Naloxone being the generic name for the medication. Narcan is the reversal medication used by medical providers for opioid overdoses. Groups “Groups” are used to determine if there are specific populations that have an increase in opioid abuse. The student population at ASU was being examined for other purposes to determine ASU's overall call volume impact in Tempe. Data collection with the university is consistent with Fire Departments who provide service to the other PAC 12 universities. Since this data set was already being evaluated, it was included in the opioid data collection as well. The Veteran and Homeless Groups were established as demographic tabs to identify trends and determine needs in conjunction with the City of Tempe’s Veterans and Homeless programs. Since these data sets were being evaluated already, they were included in the opioid data collection as well. The “unknown” group includes incidents where a patient is unable to answer or refuses to answer the demographic questions. Gender Patient gender is documented as male or female when crews are able to obtain this information from the patient. There are some circumstances where this information is not readily determined and the patient is unable to communicate with our crews. In these circumstances, crews may document unknown/unable to determine. Information about the data can be found at https://bit.ly/2xXbD20本次展示的事件地点为近似位置，并非事件真实发生地点。经纬度坐标已被截断至三位小数，估算位置大致处于四分之一英里半径范围内。该近似位置数据也将展示于仪表板中。本地理信息图层（feature layer）用于支撑疑似阿片类药物滥用急诊医疗服务（Emergency Medical Services, EMS）呼叫仪表板。 下文将说明本数据集采集的数据内容及采集目的。 疑似阿片类药物滥用：当呼叫符合以下任一情形时，可被归类为"疑似阿片类药物滥用"：是否存在提示阿片类药物滥用的医学症状？现场是否存在吸毒器具、药瓶等实物证据？是否有目击者证言或患者陈述指向阿片类药物滥用？是否存在其他可提示患者疑似阿片类药物滥用的证据？"疑似阿片类药物滥用"的判定由事发时抵达现场的坦佩消防医疗救援部的急诊医疗技术员与急救医护人员作出。 纳洛酮给药情况："纳洛酮给药"字段用于标识是否已向出现疑似阿片类药物过量症状的患者，或符合需给予纳洛酮治疗方案的患者给药。纳洛酮（Naloxone）为该药物的通用名，Narcan 是其商品名，二者为同一种药物。纳洛酮是医疗人员用于逆转阿片类药物过量中毒的解毒药物。 人群分组：该字段用于识别阿片类药物滥用率较高的特定人群。亚利桑那州立大学（Arizona State University, ASU）的学生群体此前已因其他目的被纳入研究，用于评估ASU对坦佩市总呼叫量的影响。该校的数据采集流程与为其他太平洋十二校联盟（Pac-12 Conference, PAC-12）院校提供服务的消防部门保持一致。由于该数据集此前已处于评估阶段，因此被一并纳入阿片类药物相关数据采集范畴。退伍军人与无家可归者分组则作为人口统计标签设立，用于结合坦佩市退伍军人及无家可归者帮扶项目识别趋势、研判需求。由于上述数据集此前已在评估中，因此也被纳入阿片类药物相关数据采集范围。"未知"分组涵盖患者无法回答或拒绝回答人口统计相关问题的事件。 性别：当急救人员可从患者处获取相关信息时，将记录患者性别为男或女。部分场景下，无法直接确定患者性别，且患者无法与急救人员沟通，此时急救人员可记录为"未知/无法确定"。本数据集的详细信息可访问：https://bit.ly/2xXbD20