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Date/Time/ Approximate Location |
March 9th to March 15th, 2021 Windsor, Ontario |
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Event description |
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s surveillance and monitoring system has identified an increase in drug-related overdoses between March 9th through March 15th, 2021. There were twenty-seven (27) overdose-related emergency department visits during this time period with 7 including opioids specifically. Five of these opioid overdoses involved fentanyl. Based on our comparisons to previous years for this week, these numbers are significantly higher and warrant a community alert. Partners involved in the WECOSS including WECHU, Windsor Regional Hospital, Essex Windsor-EMS, Erie Shores Healthcare, and Police Services continue to monitor this increase and are working to understand more about these reported cases. |
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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 & 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