Overdoses responded to in Nanaimo 2017-2023

Number of medical calls that were overdoses responded to by Nanaimo Fire Rescue and BC Emergency Health Services 2017-2023.

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In 2018, there were some changes to the critical response model in the province that resulted in fire departments across BC going to fewer medical incidents. BCEHS data for 2023 is as of Nov. 8, 2023. Nanaimo Fire Rescue data for 2023 is as of Nov. 6, 2023.

Chart: Mick Sweetman / CHLY 101.7FMSource: Nanaimo Fire RescueGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper