Tag: Emergencies / First Aid

While 76 percent felt comfortable calling 911, only 55 percent knew hands-only CPR

Emergency departments in highest quartile of pediatric readiness had lower in-hospital mortality among injured and medically ill children

Only about 5.7 percent of patients receive incorrect diagnosis, with about 2.0 percent suffering adverse events as a result

Predictors of emergency department avoidance include lower income, being uninsured, poor or fair mental/physical health, and younger age

Pediatric mental health visits with length of stay >12 and >24 hours accounted for 20.9 and 7.3 percent of all visits

Psychiatric comorbidities, chemical restraint use, public insurance tied to emergency revisits; substance use disorders associated with lower likelihood of revisits

No significant association observed between average annual emergency department volume and restraint use

In two years following a rural hospital closure, nearby hospitals see increase in emergency department visits and hospital admissions

Hotline started in July with mental health counselors working around the country and has answered about 8,000 calls a day since then

Administration says it expects to issue updated draft guidance in the coming months