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Table. 2 Other responses to the reported witnessed overdose event among those who called EMS (n = 284)

From: A drug-related Good Samaritan Law and calling emergency medical services for drug overdoses in a Canadian setting

Response

n = 284 (%)

I called EMS and the ambulance came

213 (75.0%)

I called EMS and I helped (e.g., provided first aid)

111 (39.1%)

I called EMS and administered naloxone

102 (35.9%)

I called EMS and someone else helped

28 (9.9%)

I called EMS only

17 (6.0%)

I called EMS and I was at an OPS/SCS

13 (4.6%)

I called EMS and the person came on their own

9 (3.2%)

I called EMS and then I left

1 (0.4%)

  1. Participants could provide more than one response
  2. EMS Emergency medical services, OPS Overdose prevention site, SCS Supervised consumption site
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