Hydroxycobalamin and Rural Emergency Medical Services Cyanide Exposure Patients: A Cost Analysis

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2012-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The costs to a rural emergency medical services (EMS) system of a change from a traditional cyanide antidote kit to a kit containing hydroxocobalamin alone are currently unknown. The purpose of this study is to use current EMS data to calculate the costs to a rural EMS system associated with the adoption of a hydroxocobalamin protocol for the treatment of suspected cyanide exposure.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Maine Medical Center; MaineHealth
• Treatments: Antidotes; Hydroxocobalamin; Vitamin B 12

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Included in Maine EMS database

• House Fire Victim

• Poisoning

Exclusion Criteria:

• No potential cyanide exposure

• Incomplete data available