TY - JOUR
T1 - Pattern and characteristics of ecstasy and related drug (ERD) presentations at two hospital emergency departments, Melbourne, Australia, 2008-2010
AU - Horyniak, Danielle
AU - Degenhardt, Louisa
AU - Smit, Devilliers
AU - Munir, Venita
AU - Johnston, Jennifer
AU - Fry, Craig Lindsay
AU - Dietze, Paul Mark
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Objective: To describe patterns and characteristics of emergency department (ED) presentations related to the use of ecstasy and related drugs (ERDs) in Melbourne, Australia. Methods: Retrospective audit of ERD-related presentations from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010 at two tertiary hospital EDs. Variation in presentations across years was tested using a two-tailed test for proportions. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to compare sociodemographic and clinical characteristics across groups. Results: Most of the 1347 presentations occurred on weekends, 24:00-06:00. Most patients arrived by ambulance (69 ) from public places (42 ), private residences (26 ) and licensed venues (21 ). Ecstasy-related presentations decreased from 26 of presentations in 2008 to 14 in 2009 ( p
AB - Objective: To describe patterns and characteristics of emergency department (ED) presentations related to the use of ecstasy and related drugs (ERDs) in Melbourne, Australia. Methods: Retrospective audit of ERD-related presentations from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010 at two tertiary hospital EDs. Variation in presentations across years was tested using a two-tailed test for proportions. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to compare sociodemographic and clinical characteristics across groups. Results: Most of the 1347 presentations occurred on weekends, 24:00-06:00. Most patients arrived by ambulance (69 ) from public places (42 ), private residences (26 ) and licensed venues (21 ). Ecstasy-related presentations decreased from 26 of presentations in 2008 to 14 in 2009 ( p
UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/31/4/317.full.pdf+html
U2 - 10.1136/emermed-2012-202174
DO - 10.1136/emermed-2012-202174
M3 - Article
SN - 1472-0205
VL - 31
SP - 317
EP - 322
JO - Emergency Medicine Journal
JF - Emergency Medicine Journal
IS - 4
ER -