TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Risk management in first aid for acute drug intoxication
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Piccioni, Andrea
A1  - Cicchinelli, Sara
A1  - Saviano, Luisa
A1  - Gilardi, Emanuele
A1  - Zanza, Christian
A1  - Brigida, Mattia
A1  - Tullo, Gianluca
A1  - Volonnino, Gianpietro
A1  - Covino, Marcello
A1  - Franceschi, Francesco
A1  - La Russa, Raffaele
SP  - e8021
EP  - e8021
VL  - 17
IS  - 21
N2  - Drug abuse (cannabis, cocaine, opiates, and synthetic drugs) is an increasing phenomenon, especially in the younger population, thus leading to more cases of intoxication requiring evaluation in the emergency department and subsequent hospitalization. In 2017, 34.2% of students reported having used an illegal psychoactive substance in their lifetime, while 26% reported having done so over the past year. We made a review about the effectiveness of the role of the temporary observation unit in the emergency department to improve management of acute drugs intoxication. We checked medical literature from the last 10 years (2009-2019). The following electronic databases were systematically searched: MEDLINE-PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Then, a systematic review was carried out according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review standards. Intoxicated patients usually display a favorable medical course, few diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, a short stay in the hospital, and, when hospitalization is needed, semi-intensive therapy is a feasible solution; therefore, intoxicated patients are ideal candidates for a temporary observation unit. The emergency department is very important to manage intoxicated patients; however, the hospitalization of these patients is often not necessary.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218021
ID  - ref1
ER  -