EMERGENCY ROOM ADMISSION IN
POLYDRUG CONSUMERS: ONE YEAR SURVEY
IN ROMANIA
ROBERT DANIEL VASILE1, DANIELA BACONI1*, MARIA
BÂRCĂ1, ANNE-MARIE CIOBANU1, CRISTIAN BĂLĂLĂU2
1University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Faculty of
Pharmacy, Traian Vuia 6, Bucharest, Romania
2University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Faculty of
Medicine, Sf. Pantelimon Emergency Hospital, Sos Pantelimon 340 –
342, Bucharest, Romania
*corresponding author: daniela_baconi@yahoo.com
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Abstract:

Information on drug consumption obtained from emergency room clinical
records are among the indirect indicators often used to describe the profile of drug consumers and to evaluate prevalence trends in the illegal drug use. This paper presents a one-year survey on emergency room admissions of polydrug users, including heroin users in Sf. Pantelimon Emergency Hospital Bucharest, Romania. The records of 2010 from medical emergency room were assessed, in order to characterise the population of drug users consulting the Emergency Service following the
consumption of the drugs and needing medical care.






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