COWS definition

COWS means Q Consolidated Oil Well Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
COWS means Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale; a tool used to evaluate the extent of withdrawal related to opiates.
COWS has the meaning set forth in the Section 3.2(s).

Examples of COWS in a sentence

  • Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) analysis of Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2012 1-year estimates.

  • In scoring the COWS, one point would be added for each of the mild symptoms she has: subjective chills, restlessness, nasal stuffiness, subjective tremor, and anxiety/mild irritability.

  • Concurrent validation of the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) and single-item indices against the Clinical Institute Narcotic Assessment (CINA) opioid withdrawal instrument.

  • Providers should not attempt the transfer if the COWS score is less than 8.

  • The individual will be brought to the triage area for a full assessment performed by RN, LPN, or EMT, who prioritizes the determination of the state of intoxication, potential for increased intoxication, and risk for withdrawal using the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA) and Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS).

  • Following Seltzer’s death, Luxenberg made two trips to PNC bank with Dickens to transfer funds or assets belonging to the Amended 1990 Trust to the 2009 Trust.

  • Once RNP services are determined to be appropriate for the individual by clinical staff, ongoing assessments of vital signs, BAL, COWS, and CIWA, will be conducted as appropriate.

  • Supplementary doses can be administered every 1–3 hours, according to withdrawal severity; for example, nothing if there is no or minimal withdrawal (a COWS score of <6); 4 mg if there is mild withdrawal (a COWS score of 6–11); or 8 mg if there is moderate to severe withdrawal (a COWS score of ≥12) (see Table 2 below).

  • Service providers should administer an initial dose of 2 mg buprenorphine when moderate withdrawal (a COWS score of >12) is apparent.

  • The use of a validated rating scale such as the Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS) is recommended.

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