Tag: Emergencies / First Aid
Number of Children With Opioid Poisonings Increasing
Percentage of critical care admissions and suicidal intent increased in each era
Marginal Increase in PCP Access After ACA Medicaid Expansion
No change in emergency department utilization during 2014 to 2016 after expansion of Medicaid
Suicide 30 to 50 Times Higher After ED Visit for Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation
Findings seen among patients presenting with self-harm and suicidal ideation in California
U.S. Will Have Three-Digit Number for Suicide Prevention Hotline
People will just need to dial 988 to reach a suicide prevention hotline
Receipt of Anticoagulant Rx in ED Linked to Use at Six Months
Findings seen in patients aged 65 years or older with atrial fibrillation who present to emergency department
Mobile Stroke Unit Care May Reduce Time to Thrombolysis
Findings seen in patients with suspected acute ischemic stroke in a densely populated urban area
About One in Three in ED for Low Back Pain Receive Imaging
Imaging use decreased from 34.4 percent in 2011 to 31.9 percent in 2016
November 2019 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for November 2019. This roundup includes the...
Object-Related Aspiration Deaths Decreased Among Children
1968 to 2017 saw decrease in object-related aspiration deaths among adolescents and children
AAP: Emergency Contraception Should be Given to Sexually Active Teens
Pediatricians should provide education, prescription, and/or supply of emergency contraceptive pills for future use
