Tag: Emergencies / First Aid
For the First Time Since the Pandemic, Pedestrian Death Rates Fall in the U.S.
Rates are still above prepandemic levels, however
U.S. Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Emergency
2019 to 2020 Saw Increase in Rate of Firearm Injury EMS Encounters
Higher rates seen for males than females, among non-Hispanic Black or African Americans, and in those aged 15 to 24 years
CDC Estimates 1.4 Million ED Visits/Year for Those Experiencing Homelessness
Significant differences seen by sex for ED visit characteristics, including arrival by ambulance, diagnoses, chronic conditions
Education, Simulation Training Prepares Staff for Emergency Resternotomy
More respondents report being prepared to be members of care team for emergency sternotomy after intervention
Emergency Inguinal Hernia Surgery Rates Increased With Lower Country Income
Increase in emergency surgery rates accompanied by increase in bowel resection; complications linked to emergency surgery and bowel resection
Racial Disparity Seen in Naloxone Administration
Finding seen among Black people with overdose deaths in Pennsylvania versus White people
Drop in ED Visits, Admissions Seen in Hospitals Targeted by Ransomware
Transient decrease seen, with return to preattack levels within eight weeks; increase seen in ED visits at nearby hospitals
Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Identified in Safety-Net Populations
Second study describes inappropriate prescribing in emergency departments in the United States
Delay in Hospital Arrival After Stroke Linked to Social Vulnerability
Areas with high incidence of delay characterized by increased social vulnerability including SES, housing type, and transportation
