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Table 2 Interventions, length of stay, and disposition of individuals seen in the ED (total patient n = 142)

From: Substance use patterns and in-hospital care of adolescents and young adults attending music concerts

 

N (%)

Was any intervention received beyond clinical observationa

 Yes

86 (61)

Airway support

 Intubation

2 (1)

 Nasopharyngeal airway

1 (< 1)

Imaging

8 (6)

Intravenous fluids

65 (46)

Laceration repair

4 (3)

Medications

 Antiemetics

49 (35)

 Otherb

30 (21)

Restraints

 Physical

17 (12)

 Chemical

14 (10)

 Both

12 (9)

Specialty consultations

 Any consult

29 (20)

 Social work

22 (16)

 Pediatric ICU

2 (1)

 Plastic surgery

2 (1)

 Psychiatry

3 (2)

 

Mean (SD)

Overall mean length of stay (h)

 Min–Max 0.4–18.6

4.3 (3)

Mean ED length of stay, by musical genre

 Country (n = 1)

3.7 (–)

 EDM (n = 25)

5.1 (3.0)

 Heavy metal (n = 1)

2.9 (–)

 Pop (n = 44)

4.0 (3.4)

 Punk (n = 3)

6.2 (4.0)

 Rap/hip hop (n = 27)

5.4 (4.7)

 Rock (n = 41)

3.4 (2.2)

 

N (%)

Patient disposition

 Treated and released

128 (90)

 Left without being seen/without completing treatment

11 (8)

 Admitted

2 (1)

 Discharged to another hospital

1 (< 1)

  1. aInterventions: airway support (nasopharyngeal airway or intubation), imaging, intravenous fluid administration, laceration repair, medication administration, restraints (chemical, physical, or both), and specialty consultation
  2. bOther medications given: pain medications, antibiotics, anxiolytics, rapid sequence intubation medications, and electrolyte repletion