The Downstream Effects of Prehospital Opioid Dosing in Older Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Key Points

• Explore the relationship between prehospital opioid dosing and its effects on older adults' responsiveness and delirium.
• Retrospective cohort study design
• Focus on older adults receiving high opioid doses in prehospital settings
• Analysis of altered responsiveness and delirium rates during ED and hospital care.
• High opioid doses in older adults correlated with increased altered responsiveness rates
• Increased incidence of delirium was noted following opioid administration in the prehospital phase