Tag: Emergencies / First Aid
ED Visits for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Up After Pandemic Onset
74.9 additional visits for schizophrenia spectrum disorders seen at three months after initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic
Only Six in 10 Seniors Follow Up After ED Visit for Fall-Related Head Injury
Authors say greater adoption of fall assessments and prevention strategies needed
One in 10 Recent Pediatric EMS Calls Were for Behavioral Health
Use of sedatives, physical restraints varied by patient and EMS system characteristics
ED Visit Rate 72.2 Per 1,000 Adults With Diabetes in 2020 to 2021
From 2012 to 2021, emergency department visit rates increased from 48.6 to 74.8 visits per 1,000 adults
Benzodiazepines, Antipsychotics Often Recommended as ‘Trip Killers’
Trip killers were mainly discussed in reference to LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Social Determinants of Health Needs More Likely for Patients With ED Encounters
SDOH needs more likely in emergency department encounters, despite significantly lower screening rates in emergency department versus primary care
Racial Differences Seen in Receipt of Lifesaving Stroke Treatments
Black patients less likely to receive tissue plasminogen activator and endovascular thrombectomy than White patients
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in ED Discharge Against Medical Advice
In unadjusted analyses, Black and Hispanic patients have increased odds of emergency department discharge against medical advice
Peer-to-Peer E-Consults Save Money for Pediatric Trauma Patients
Study models costs of telemedicine intervention to ambulance transfers
High-Powered Magnet Ingestion Still Sending Children to Hospital
Some disparities seen in injury, treatment, and outcomes based on neighborhood opportunity scores