Emergency Department Visits
The Emergency Department section of the Data Dashboard is comprised of Philadelphia emergency department visits for opioid and cocaine overdoses by birth sex and age group.
Opioid and Cocaine Overdoses
People who experience an overdose may be brought to an emergency department for treatment. These data show emergency department visits in Philadelphia for overdoses from opioids and cocaine.
Counts are not mutually exclusive and an individual may have presented for both an opioid overdose and a cocaine overdose.
Between 2018 and 2020, ED visits for cocaine and opioid overdoses decreased. During this time, the city also created several media campaigns aimed at increasing the public's knowledge around overdose and the use of naloxone.
Patient Birth Sex
Opioids
Trends by patient sex are consistent with trends by birth sex seen in other routine surveillance such as non-fatal inpatient hospitalizations for overdoses, as well as fatal overdose deaths.
Cocaine
Trends by patient sex are consistent with trends by birth sex seen in other routine surveillance such as non-fatal inpatient hospitalizations for overdoses, as well as fatal overdose deaths.
Patient Age Group
Opioids
Trends by age group are consistent with trends by age group seen in other routine surveillance. Of note, counts of individuals whose age was unknown are not shown.
Cocaine
Trends by age group are consistent with trends by age group seen in other routine surveillance. Of note, counts of individuals whose age was unknown are not shown.