{"id":198,"date":"2019-07-02T09:37:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T13:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/opioid-data\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:36:37","slug":"emergency-department","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/emergency-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Overdose Emergency Department Visits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-198\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-198-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"anchor-links od-ed-section panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-198-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"menu-dashboards-container\"><ul id=\"menu-dashboards\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-1602\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page first-menu-item menu-item-1602\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/overdose-deaths\/\">Drug Overdose Deaths<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1959\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1959\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/virginia-deaths-compared-to-neighboring-states\/\">Virginia Deaths Compared to Neighboring States<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1870\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1870\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/emergency-department\/\">Drug Overdose Emergency Department Visits<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1601\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page last-menu-item menu-item-1601\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas\/\">Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"text-dashboard-links nav-border panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-198-0-0-1\" ><div class=\"menu-overdose-ed-visits-container\"><ul id=\"menu-overdose-ed-visits\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-1869\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page first-menu-item menu-item-1869\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/emergency-department\/\">Monthly Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1575\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1575\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/emergency-department\/region-overdose-ed-visits\/\">Drug Overdose ED Visits by Health Region<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1579\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1579\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/emergency-department\/health-district-overdose-ed-visits\/\">Drug Overdose ED Visits by Health District<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1578\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1578\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/emergency-department\/locality-overdose-ed-visits\/\">Drug Overdose ED Visits by Locality<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1577\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page last-menu-item menu-item-1577\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/emergency-department\/locality-quarterly-trend-table\/\">Drug Quarterly Trend Table by Locality<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Welcome to the VDH Overdose Emergency Department (ED) Visits data dashboard.<\/strong> VDH updates the data each month. Data are preliminary and may change. Use the <span data-contrast=\"auto\">text links above to explore different data views. The text link for the current view is in orange.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>For more details, see <a href=\"#About\">About the Data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"categories-block panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-198-0-0-3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Categories of overdose ED visit drug types:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>All drug<\/strong> (includes prescription, over the counter, illicit, and other substances)<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Opioid or unspecified<\/strong> (includes prescription and illicit, excludes heroin)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Heroin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Stimulant<\/strong> (includes cocaine, methamphetamine, etc)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: Intentional overdoses are excluded from all categories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-0-0-4\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"widget_text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-198-0-0-4\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virginia Overdose ED Visit Count January 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/views\/Virginia-OverdoseEDVisits_RegionandKPI\/LatestMonthCountsKPI?:embed=y&#038;:display_count=yes&#038;publish=yes&#038;amp;:showVizHome=no\" class=\"iframe-kpi\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"5\" ><div id=\"About\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-198-0-0-5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-08cd2b9d9f99-198\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"about-the-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-about-the-data\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-about-the-data\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout the Data\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-about-the-data\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-about-the-data\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Office of Epidemiology collects and analyzes health data from participating emergency departments (EDs) in Virginia. All non-federal acute care hospitals and free-standing emergency care centers report ED visit data to VDH.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Data are for clinical care of patients in healthcare settings. Public health surveillance is a secondary use. When interpreting drug overdose ED data, please consider\u202f<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/syndromic-surveillance\/limitations\/\">syndromic surveillance data limitations<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Data are preliminary and subject to change as additional data are received.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264038833 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264038833 BCX0\">Note:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264038833 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264038833 BCX0\">Emergency department <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264038833 BCX0\">utilization<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264038833 BCX0\"> in Virginia decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Use caution when comparing 2020 statistics to other years.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW264038833 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Case Definitions:\u202f <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Drug overdose ED visits are identified using key terms in the chief complaint (reason for visit) and discharge diagnosis codes. ED visits are categorized into one or more of the following drug overdose\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/syndromic-surveillance\/drug-overdose-case-definition\/\">case definitions<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">All drug: any drug (<span class=\"TextRun SCXW48457223 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48457223 BCX0\">includes prescription, over the counter, illicit, and other substances<\/span><\/span>) <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Opioid: any opioid or unspecified substance, excluding heroin. Includes fentanyl.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Heroin: heroin<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stimulant: any stimulant, including cocaine and methamphetamine<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Intentional overdose ED visits are excluded from all categories. The all drug case definition was updated in June 2022.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Measures:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f ED visit counts and rates per 10,000 ED visits. Rates allow comparison over time and between different groups, such as age, sex, and geographic areas.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Geography:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f Data are for <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Virginia residents<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. VDH assigns city\/county, health district, and health region using the patient\u2019s residential zip code.\u202fED visit counts are combined for certain\u202f<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/06\/Combined-Localities-for-ED-Visits-Reporting.pdf\">cities and counties<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fdue to some zip codes spanning more than one locality.\u202fUse the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/vdh-geography-locator-tool\/\">VDH Geography Locator Tool<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to find the health district or region for a city or county in Virginia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Confidentiality:\u202f <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VDH suppresses current year counts of 1 to 4 and rates with numerators of 1 to 4 to maintain confidentiality and accurate rate calculations. Suppressed statistics are indicated with an asterisk (*).\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Demographics:\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visits with missing values for age, sex, race, or ethnicity are excluded from the respective visualizations but are included in totals. Demographic data by health district and locality are presented as 5-year combined counts\/rates to minimize data suppression. VDH uses the following combined race\/ethnicity categories:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>American Indian or Alaska Native<\/strong> - <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Non-Hispanic persons who identify as \u201cAmerican Indian or Alaska Native\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Asian or Pacific Islander \u2013\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Non-Hispanic persons who identify as \u201cAsian\u201d or \u201cNative Hawaiian or Pacific Islander\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Black or African American \u2013<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fNon-Hispanic persons who identify as \u201cBlack or African American\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hispanic or Latino \u2013\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Individuals of any race who identify as \u201cHispanic or Latino\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">White \u2013<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fNon-Hispanic persons who identify as \u201cWhite\u201d alone<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Other Race \u2013\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Non-Hispanic persons who report \u201cOther Race\u201d alone<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-0-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-353e8b19cc54-198\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; 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