Item #2 Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services Q2 Opiate Overdose Response Presentation — original pdf

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Overdose Outbreak April 29th – May 3rd ATCEMS 911 System Response • 79 Overdose responses • 9 Overdose deaths • 61% Received Narcan before EMS arrived ATCEMS Integrated Services Response • 111 Responses in the first 48 hours • 74% Connected to within 24-48 hours post overdose • 292 Narcan Kits and 144 Individual Doses distributed • HOST • Urban Alchemy • APD Overdose Locations Heat Map SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES Early Identification • C4 oversight Dynamic Deployment • Surge / stage assets • Single Unit Responders Early Notification • APH • HSO • Partner Agencies • Public Data Collection/Sharing • Real-time Response Assets • Limited Bandwidth • System stressed • Prolonged event/demand on EMS Early Notification • No formal process Duplication of Efforts • Outreach tracking and communication SWOT ANALYSIS OPPORTUNITIES THREATS Communications • Formal process Partnerships • DOC/EOC • Established roles Additional Resources • Diversified deployment model • Assist w/ surge • Support w/ event progression Resources • Limited assets • Impact on overall mission Bandwidth Variability • C4—not 24 hours • Resource limitations pending day/time Accidental Deaths *Data/graph from the Travis County Medical Examiners office 2023 annual report TRAVIS COUNTY ME OFFICE 2023 ANNUAL REPORT • Overdose Deaths remain the number 1 cause of accidental deaths • 49% of all accidental deaths • 17% increase from 2022 • 14% increase in fentanyl involvement • Lower rate from previous year • 108% increase between 2021-2022 • Fentanyl involved in 57% of overdose deaths • 95% of Fentanyl related deaths involved 1 or more other drugs • 56% included methamphetamine ATCEMS CONTINUED EFFORTS Integrated Services Division Community Health Program (CHP) • Daily overdose review and follow-ups • Addiction treatment (Buprenorphine) • Bridge/connection to MAT clinics • Community Education/Narcan Distribution Collaborative Care Communication Center (C4) • Clinical and resource navigation • System overwatch Partnerships Austin Public Health (APH) • SAMHSA grant • Breathe Now (Narcan training) • Opiate dashboard TxCOPE