Hydroxycobalamin and Rural Emergency Medical Services Cyanide Exposure Patients: A Cost Analysis

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• Conditions: Cyanide Poisoning
• Interventions: Drug: Cyanide antidote administration

• Registration Number: NCT01656616
• Lead Sponsor: MaineHealth

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2012-08-01
• Study Completion: 2012-08-01
• Study First Submitted: 2012-08-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2012-08-03
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-16
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Included in Maine EMS database
• House Fire Victim
• Poisoning

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Exclusion Criteria

• No potential cyanide exposure
• Incomplete data available

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
EMS cyanide exposure patients	Cyanide antidote administration	-

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maine Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine; 🇺🇸 Portland, Maine, United States