Hydroxycobalamin and Rural Emergency Medical Services Cyanide Exposure Patients: A Cost Analysis
- 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
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
- Included in Maine EMS database
- House Fire Victim
- Poisoning
- No potential cyanide exposure
- Incomplete data available
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description EMS cyanide exposure patients Cyanide antidote administration -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Maine Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine
🇺🇸Portland, Maine, United States
Maine Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine🇺🇸Portland, Maine, United States