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Implementation and Assessment of Machine Learning Models for Forecasting Suspected Opioid Overdoses in EMS Data

Aaron D. Mullen, Daniel R. Harris, Peter Rock, Katherine Thompson, Svetla Slavova, Jeffery Talbert, V. K. Cody Bumgardner

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Journal arXiv preprint
Year 2024
Categories cs.LG

Abstract

We present efforts in machine learning and time series forecasting to accurately predict counts of future suspected opioid overdoses recorded by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the state of Kentucky. Forecasts help government agencies properly prepare and distribute resources related to opioid overdoses. Our approach uses county and district level aggregations of suspected opioid overdose incidents.