Tag: Emergencies / First Aid

Some U.S. blood centers have only a one-day supply

Decrease in nonspecific chest pain emergency department visits and visits leading to hospitalization with employer-mandated HDHP switch

While periodic, localized blood shortages are not uncommon, this shortage is 'unprecedented in its scope'

Hospitals' need for blood on the rise as they deal with many patients who delayed care due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Rate of drowning higher among American Indian/Alaska Natives and Black persons than all other racial/ethnic groups

Suspected suicide attempt ED visits were 50.6 percent higher among girls aged 12 to 17 years for Feb. 21 to March 20, 2021, versus 2019

Biggest, latest COVID-19 surge did not show declines in stroke, heart attack presentation as seen early in the pandemic

However, admission rate decreased during same period; admission was least likely for uninsured patients

Child drownings remain the leading cause of unintentional death among U.S. children ages 1 to 4

Disparities greater in nonurban areas; in both urban and rural areas, tracts with more uninsured people and a larger proportion of American Indians were farther from stroke centers