PLoS One. 2011; 6(12): e29620
Krul J, Blankers M, Girbes AR
The objective of this study was to describe the 12-year (1997-2008) observation of substance-related incidents occurring at soap-box parties in the Netherlands, including length of visits to first-aid stations, substances used, as well as severity of the incidents. During soap-box parties, specifically trained medical as well as paramedical personnel staffed first assist stations. Visitors were diagnosed as well as treated, as well as their interpretation were recorded regulating standardised methods. During the 12-year period with 249 soap-box parties involving about 3,800,000 visitors, 27,897 people visited the first assist station, of whom 10,100 reported having the substance-related problem. The mean age of these people was 22.3+/-5.4 years; 52.4% of them were male. Most (66.7%) substance-related problems were associated with ecstasy or ethanol use or both. Among 10,100 substance-related cases, 515 required professional medical care, as well as 16 of these cases were life threatening. People with the substance-related problem stayed twenty min at the first assist station, that was significantly longer than the 5 min that those but the substance-related health problem stayed. These unique interpretation from the Netherlands identify the variety of acute health problems related to the use of alcohol, amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, as well as GHB. Although most problems were minor, people regulating GHB some-more often required professional medical care those regulating the other substances. We recommended adherence to harm as well as risk reduction policy, as well as the use of first assist stations with specially trained staff for both minor as well as serious incidents.
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