Americans Borrowed $88 Billion in Past Year to Pay for Health Care
Many do not seek treatment for health issues due to cost or reduce spending to pay for health care
March 2019 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for March 2019. This roundup includes the...
Rates of CPR Before EMS Arrival Increased From 2000 to 2017
Compression-only, standard CPR have increased, linked to doubled survival rates versus no CPR
Discharge, Interhospital Transfer Varies With Insurance Status
Uninsured patients more likely to be discharged, transferred versus privately insured patients
Three Interventions Involved in Decrease in Combat Mortality
Increased use of tourniquets, blood transfusions, rapid prehospital transport time key to mortality reduction
CDC: 2017 to 2018 Saw Increase in Enterovirus D68 Detection
EV-D68 detected in 13.9 percent of patients with acute respiratory illness in 2018
Doctors With Malpractice Claims More Likely to Leave Medicine
Physicians with five or more malpractice claims more than twice as likely to go into solo practice
ED Visits in Colorado More Frequent for Inhaled Versus Edible Cannabis
Visits for edible cannabis more likely to be for acute psychiatric symptoms, intoxication
Risk for Miscarriage Increased With Night Work During Pregnancy
Two or more night shifts during previous week tied to miscarriage risk after pregnancy week 8
Douglas County, Colorado, Ranked as Healthiest Community
Seven of top 20 communities were in Colorado; nearly all adults in these counties exercise
