Tag: Emergencies / First Aid

Findings show these boarding experiences lasted more than two days for Medicaid-enrolled youths in 2022

Odds of having no rapid access to EMS were 1.67 times higher in 'hazardous' areas than in 'most desirable' areas

During winter peak months, boarding reached 35 percent during the past three years

Agency is continuing efforts with manufacturers to address other IV fluid shortages

46.4 percent said they would accept one or more missing vaccines if they could be provided during their ED visit

Among severely impaired and terminally ill nursing home residents, about one-third of all-cause hospitalizations are potentially avoidable

Attempts to prevent tongue swallowing are common among athletes with cardiac arrest, but are associated with death or severe anoxic brain damage

Lower risk for moderate-to-severe gastroenteritis seen during seven days after enrollment with oral ondansetron versus placebo

Opioids administered or prescribed in 35.0 and 32.5 percent of U.S. visits in 2016, respectively, compared with 24.5 and 13.5 percent in 2022

Nicotine pouch ingestions were more likely to be associated with serious medical outcome, medical admission