Increase in overdose-related cardiac arrests observed by emergency medical services during the US COVID-19 epidemic

Overdose-Related Cardiac Arrests Observed by Emergency Medical Services During the US COVID-19 Epidemic – JAMA Psychiatry

Commentaries: Steady Increase Seen in Cardiac Arrest−Related Overdoses During COVID-19 Pandemic – AJMC AND Sharp rise in overdose deaths during Covid-19 pandemic – MedicalResearch AND Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdoses Have Surged During the Pandemic – U.S News

Commentary on Twitter

The overdose crisis meets the #COVID19 pandemic: Using data from a large cohort of EMS agencies, @JosephRFriedman @LeoBeletsky and David Schriger observe a nearly 50% increase in EMS-observed cardiac arrests in 2020 as compared to prior years https://t.co/wnsmYfOf7r

— JAMA Psychiatry (@JAMAPsych) December 4, 2020