Tag: Emergencies / First Aid
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
Racial, Ethnic, Economic Disparities Identified in Adoption of PCI Services
Hospitals serving communities with large proportion of Black, Hispanic residents, residential segregation less likely to adopt PCI services
Low Incidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage Seen in Seniors After Head Injury
No differences seen in rates of delayed ICH between those who have been versus those who have not been prescribed anticoagulants
Many Teen Girls Seeking Care in the ED at High Risk for Pregnancy
Authors say there is opportunity to expand pregnancy prevention services in the emergency department setting
Recommendations Issued for Advanced Imaging for Pediatric Patients in ED
Pediatric emergency departments should ensure appropriate imaging resources are available or have transfer protocols in place
For the First Time Since the Pandemic, Pedestrian Death Rates Fall in the U.S.
Rates are still above prepandemic levels, however
U.S. Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Emergency
2019 to 2020 Saw Increase in Rate of Firearm Injury EMS Encounters
Higher rates seen for males than females, among non-Hispanic Black or African Americans, and in those aged 15 to 24 years
