Methamphetamine Use and Emergency Department Utilization: 20 Years Later

Table 2

Presenting complaints of MAP-positive patients, 2016 versus 1996.

	2016	1996	% change	95% CI
	(%)	(%)
Blunt trauma	78 (12.2)	152 (33.0)	−20.8	15.7–25.9	<0.0001
Altered LOC	185 (29.0)	108 (23.4)	5.6	0.2–10.9	0.04
Abdomen pain	54 (8.5)	58 (12.6)	−4.1	0.3–8.0	0.03
Suicide attempt/ideation	67 (10.5)	38 (8.2)	2.3	1.4–5.8	0.2
Chest pain	102 (16.0)	36 (7.8)	8.2	4.2–12.0	0.0001
Skin infection	45 (7.0)	28 (6.1)	0.9	−2.3–3.9	0.55
Penetrating trauma	30 (4.7)	20 (4.4)	0.3	−2.4–2.9	0.81
Miscarriage	7 (1.1)	8 (1.7)	−0.6	−0.9–2.4	0.4
Ingestion	47 (7.4)	8 (1.7)	5.7	3.2–8.2	<0.0001
Headache	23 (3.6)	5 (1.1)	2.5	0.6–4.4	0.009
Total	638	461			<0.0001

MAP: methamphetamine; LOC: level of consciousness; CI: confidence interval.