Tag: Emergencies / First Aid
E-Scooter-Related Injuries Occurring More Frequently and Increasingly Costly
Accidents occur most commonly during nighttime and weekend hours
CDC: Overall ED Visit Rate 47 Visits Per 100 People in 2022
Emergency department visit rates highest for those younger than 1 year and 75 years and older, and for Black and African American non-Hispanic people
Pediatric Water Bead-Related Emergency Visits Increasing in U.S.
More than half of cases involved children younger than 5 years; all admissions in children younger than 5 years involved ingestions
Uptick in Psychiatric Emergency Visits Seen With School Reopening
Findings seen for school reopening following pandemic-related disruptions
Red Cross Issues Blood Shortage Alert as Summer Heat Cuts Donations
Life-Sustaining Treatment Ends Sooner for Uninsured Trauma Patients
Findings compared with U.S. adult trauma patients with private or Medicaid insurance
Relatively High Frequency of Emergency Complications Seen for Dermatological Procedures
53 percent of dermatologists reported emergency complications during dermatological and surgical procedures; 43.2 percent during cosmetic procedures
Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report
Two Years Later, 988 Crisis Line Has Answered 10 Million Requests
Low Quantity of Opioids Used After ED Discharge for Acute Pain
63 percent of opioid tablets prescribed unused in the two weeks after discharge; use varied across pain conditions
