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Date/Time/Approximate Location |
Thursday, September 15th, 2022 Windsor & Essex County – Windsor Regional Hospital |
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Event Description |
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s Opioid and Substance Use Notification System has identified an elevated number of opioid-related Emergency Department (ED) visits and overdoses inclusively between September 5th and September 11th of 2022. Over this seven-day consecutive period, there were a total of twelve (12) opioid overdoses reported by Windsor Regional Hospital, nine (9) of which involved fentanyl. In addition, there were three (3) opioid non-overdoses reported by Windsor Regional Hospital during this same time period, two (2) of which involved fentanyl. These values exceed both our two and five-year historical averages for the current week in question by more than three standard deviations. As such, based on the information available, a public alert is warranted. |
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Response |
Please share this information with clients and relevant partners. If you are aware of any linkages between these cases or other causes for these increases, please contact the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. For signs and symptoms of opioid overdose and what to do, visit the WECOSS website: How Can Overdose Be Prevented? |
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Source |
WECHU (Acute Care Enhanced Surveillance Application - ACES), Essex-Windsor EMS Overdose Notification System, Windsor Police Services |
Windsor-Essex County