Tag: Emergencies / First Aid
Nearly 1.4 Million Emergency Visits Recorded Annually for Dementia Patients
Accidents and behavioral disturbances most common reasons for visits among patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias
Pediatric Mental Health ED Visits Increased in Second Year of Pandemic
6.7 percent increase seen in youth with any mental health emergency department visit, and larger increase (22.1 percent) seen for female teens
Standardized Process Can Cut Decision-to-Incision Time for C-Sections
Reduced decision-to-incision time seen for Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic patients
Improvement Seen in Most Domains of Pediatric Readiness in U.S. EDs
Presence of pediatric emergency care coordinator linked to higher adjusted median weighted pediatric readiness score
Improvement Seen in Most Domains of Readiness in U.S. Pediatric EDs
Presence of pediatric emergency care coordinator linked to higher adjusted median weighted pediatric readiness score
Cannabis-Involved ED Visit Rates Increased Among Youth During Pandemic
Mean weekly cannabis-involved emergency department visits higher during 2020, 2021, 2022 than corresponding periods in 2019
MRI May Be Preferred to CT With CT Angiography Alone for Dizziness in ED
Greater frequency of critical neuroimaging results, change in secondary stroke prevention medications with MRI
Variation Seen in Dosing of Meds at Prehospital Pediatric Encounters
Lowest consistency with guidelines was seen for diazepam and lorazepam; most deviations represented an underdose
Emergency Department Capacity Not Keeping Up With Demand in California
Over the last decade, emergency departments and total number of beds were down while demand was up
Successful Intubation on First Attempt Improved With Video Laryngoscopy
Findings seen for critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation
