Alberta hits record number of opioid-related EMS calls, half of them in Edmonton
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The number of responses by emergency medical services across Alberta reached a new high last week, half of them in Edmonton.
The number of responses by emergency medical services across Alberta reached a new high last week, half of them in Edmonton.
According to provincial data, EMS answered 339 calls to opioid-related events for the week of June 26, with 170 of them coming in the capital city.
The number of such calls have been rising over the last five weeks before reaching its current zenith. The record number of opioid-related calls to EMS provincially had recently set a new record with 277 the week before, surpassing the 276 that were recorded the week of Nov. 29, 2021. Edmonton's previous record was 162 calls, set the week of July 26, 2021.
Calgary, too, set a record last week with 111 calls, beating a previous high of 96 set two months ago.