Table 1 Patient characteristics of opioid-related ambulance attendances for patients in justice settings in New South Wales, December 2020 – April 2023
Characteristics | Patients in prison (n = 78) | Patients in police custody (n = 250) | All patients in justice settings (n = 328) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 61 (78.2) | 204 (81.6) | 265 (80.8) |
Female | 17 (21.79) | 46 (18.4) | 63 (19.2) | |
Age group | 18–24 | 11 (14.1) | 20 (8.0) | 31 (9.5) |
25–34 | 34 (43.6) | 107 (42.8) | 141 (43.0) | |
35–44 | 24 (30.7) | 81 (32.4) | 105 (32.0) | |
45+ | 9 (11.5) | 42 (16.8) | 51 (15.6) | |
Opioid type a | Heroin | 30 (38.5) | 137 (54.8) | 167 (50.9) |
Prescription opioids | n < 5b | 34 (13.6) | n≥32 (≥9.8)b | |
OAT | 46 (59.0) | 87 (34.8) | 133 (40.6) | |
Nature of attendance a, | Consumption | 39 (50.0) | 170 (68.0) | 206 (63.7) |
Withdrawal | 26 (33.3) | 88 (35.2) | 114 (34.8) | |
Other and unspecified harms c | 14 (17.9) | 5 (2.00) | 19 (5.8) | |
Transported to hospital | 70 (89.7) | 174 (69.6) | 244 (74.4) | |