1. OPIOID CRISIS SIOUX FALLS EMS SYSTEM
Regional EMS Authority (REMSA)
PatientCare EMS (PCEMS)
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue (SFFR)
Sioux Falls Police Department (SFPD)

2. Overdose Cardiac Arrest
2017
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) added Overdose as cause in 2017.
In 2017 of 133 total cardiac arrests (non-traumatic) in Sioux Falls:
7 cardiac arrests were OVERDOSE etiology or 5.2%
2018
In 2018 of 138 total cardiac arrests (non-traumatic) in Sioux Falls:
20 cardiac arrests were OVERDOSE etiology of 14.5%
2019
is trending similar to 2018
Overdose Cardiac Arrest

3. Narcan Administration Over Time

4. Narcan Administration
Sioux Falls averages 12 patients per month who receive Narcan prehospital
May 2018 – 20 patients received Narcan prehospital - system high
November 2018 – 5 patients received Narcan prehospital – system low
Narcan Administration

5. Prehospital Opioid Treatment Cost (Supplies Only)
$50 NARCAN per dose cost – more than one dose is common
$300 Cardiac arrest – supply cost estimate
Prehospital Opioid Treatment Cost (Supplies Only)