Emergency Medicine
Home Emergency Medicine
Alcohol-Fueled Deaths Doubled in U.S. Over Past 20 Years
Nearly half of alcohol-related deaths resulted from liver disease or overdoses
Risk for Suicide Increased in Children, Teens Who Self-Harm
Suicide rate in United Kingdom among youth who self-harm more than 30-fold higher than expected rate
Open Water Regulations Linked to Lower Drowning Death Rates
Open water drowning death rates lower in states with more types of regulations in dose-response pattern
Guidance Issued for Management of Fulminant Myocarditis
Patients with fulminant myocarditis typically younger, healthier, present late or are recognized late
Recent Years Saw Drop in Opioid Prescribing at ED Discharge
Opioid prescribing at discharge increased from 2006-2007 to 2010-2011 followed by drop in 2016-2017
Pediatric Respiratory Visits Increased During Lilac Fire
Excess respiratory visits seen in all pediatric age groups in association with Santa Ana Wind-driven fire
Rate of Electronic Scooter Injuries Increased From 2014 to 2018
Significant increase found in age-adjusted e-scooter injury incidence, age-adjusted hospital admission
Large Gap Found in Health Administrative Spending for U.S., Canada
$2,497 per capita spent on administration in the United States in 2017 versus $551 in Canada
Antipsychotic Initiation Ups Risk for Head Injury, TBI in Alzheimer Disease
TBI injury risk up for quetiapine versus risperidone users
Low Cardiac Troponin Levels Cannot Safely Rule Out Ischemia
Very low hs-cTn levels do not safely exclude inducible myocardial ischemia in those with symptomatic CAD
