Publications by authors named "Kathryn Endress"

Objectives: Determine the impact of Narcan administrations in Peoria County, IL on the number of overdose deaths by testing the statistical significance of the association between monthly Narcan reversals and overdose mortality. As well as re-shedding the light on the opioid pandemic post-COVID.

Methods: We collected data on Narcan reversals from hospital emergency departments, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the County Sheriff's Office, local police departments, and other agencies that distributed and/or administered Narcan in Peoria County from January through December 2018.

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Expanding easily accessible community SARS-CoV-2 screening is essential in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this report, we describe the findings from the initial 25 days of a SARS-CoV-2 drive-up and walk-up testing initiative was organized in Peoria, Illinois. Eighty-seven out of 4,073 individuals (2.

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