FOI 8026 - Nitrous Oxide
Date: 09 May 2023 to 09 May 2026
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) to ask that you please disclose details of the figures and details of cases of patients presenting at your A&E departments with symptoms of taking nitrous oxide gas year by year from 2018-2023.
Please state the year, the symptoms shown and the outcome of the A&E visit.
- Request ID:FOI 8026
- Category:Patient - Activity Data
- Response:
May 2023
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) to ask that you please disclose details of the figures and details of cases of patients presenting at your A&E departments with symptoms of taking nitrous oxide gas year by year from 2018-2023.
Please state the year, the symptoms shown and the outcome of the A&E visit.
See below data held relating to patients presenting at A&E with a complaint of nitrous oxide gas. Please note we are unable to provide data on patients presenting with symptoms of nitrous oxide gas as this could be a large inclusive list, nor are we able to provide the symptoms recorded against the attendance.
2022: 3 patients (outcomes: left before initial assessment x1; treatment complete x1; unknown x1)
2023: 2 patients (outcomes: unknown x2)
