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Disparities exist in the emergency medical services treatment of women and men with chest pain or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

EMS Treatment for Possible Heart Attack Varies by Sex

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Women less likely to receive aspirin, resuscitation, ambulance transport with lights and siren
There is insufficient evidence to recommend the implementation of diversion protocols as effective strategies to address emergency department overcrowding

Evidence on ED Diversion Strategies Inconclusive

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But prehospital diversion does not seem to decrease proportion of patients transferred to ED
The labels of prescription opioid painkillers should advise doctors to consider simultaneously prescribing the opioid overdose antidote naloxone

FDA Advisory Panels: Prescribe Naloxone With Opioid Painkillers

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Federal government urged to make naloxone more widely available, easier to obtain, and cheaper
The risk for subsequent self-directed violence is increased among young people presenting to the emergency department for certain medical conditions

Risk for Later Suicide Up for Certain Youth Presenting to ED

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Hazard ratios significantly increased for self-directed violence after initial visit for epilepsy, seizures
Patients with cardiac arrest from the poorest neighborhoods have longer emergency medical service times

EMS Times Longer for Patients From Poorest Neighborhoods

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Total EMS time for cardiac arrest was longer for patients in lowest ZIP code income quartile

November 2018 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for November 2018. This roundup includes the...
There are great differences in access to naloxone even among states that have passed legislation to allow pharmacists to dispense the medication without a physician's prescription

Even With Standing Orders, Naloxone Access Varies

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Despite standing order legislation in two states, there is great variance in pharmacy availability
There is an urgent need for blood and platelet donations in the United States because donations during September and October fell 21

Red Cross Issues Urgent Call for Blood Ahead of the Holidays

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More than 4,300 blood drives needed to stop the shortage from continuing throughout the winter
Nearly 500 blood components were transfused in the first 24 hours following the Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1

Blood Donations Exceeded Demand After Las Vegas Shooting

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Almost 800 units of blood donated by public citizens after shooting; more than 17 percent wasted
From 2012 to 2016

AAP: More Children Visiting Pediatric EDs for Mental Health

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Increase in mental health-related diagnoses from 2012 to 2016, higher rate for non-Hispanic blacks