Hydroxycobalamin and Rural Emergency Medical Services Cyanide Exposure Patients: A Cost Analysis
| Status: | Not yet recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hospital |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | August 2012 |
| Contact: | Tania D Strout, PhD, RN, MS |
| Email: | strout@mmc.org |
| Phone: | 207-662-7049 |
The costs to a rural emergency medical services (EMS) system of a change from a traditional
cyanide antidote kit to a kit containing hydroxocobalamin alone are currently unknown. The
purpose of this study is to use current EMS data to calculate the costs to a rural EMS
system associated with the adoption of a hydroxocobalamin protocol for the treatment of
suspected cyanide exposure.
cyanide antidote kit to a kit containing hydroxocobalamin alone are currently unknown. The
purpose of this study is to use current EMS data to calculate the costs to a rural EMS
system associated with the adoption of a hydroxocobalamin protocol for the treatment of
suspected cyanide exposure.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Included in Maine EMS database
- House Fire Victim
- Poisoning
Exclusion Criteria:
- No potential cyanide exposure
- Incomplete data available
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