Emergency medical services calls

Figure: Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services calls for suspected opioid-related incidents, by month, 2020–2024

A graph showing the number of opioid-related calls attended by Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services each month from January 2020 until September 2024, with the rolling 3-month average monthly count shown as a line. The counts in individual months are provided in a table, below. The 3-month average trendline increased sharply from 50 to 80 calls in the latter half of 2020. It remained above 70 calls per month until the end of 2021. It then decreased and has remained between 45 and 65 calls per month since the spring of 2023. There are wide fluctuations in the trendline with peaks in the late-spring and summer months, as well as in late autumn 2022.

Table: Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services calls for suspected opioid-related incidents, by month, 2020–2024

Month	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
January	38	67	47	32	46
February	58	60	47	51	53
March	43	89	56	40	61
April	34	68	70	64	61
May	55	54	100	68	69
June	50	79	80	61	51
July	46	75	49	60	43
August	44	76	42	55	63
September	78	70	52	81	70
October	64	86	65	49	-
November	60	73	54	42	-
December	113	99	85	47	-
TOTAL	683	896	747	650	517

Note:

Counts, especially those from recent months, are preliminary and subject to change.
These data include cases where the responding paramedic suspects opioid involvement. This may differ from the final diagnosis or cause of death.
These data only include instances in which 911 was called, and thus are an underestimate of the total number of drug poisonings in our community.

Source: Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services, October 15, 2024.

This item was last modified on October 15, 2024

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