Tag: Emergencies / First Aid

Most frequent elicitors of tree nut-induced anaphylaxis in children were cashew, hazelnut, walnut

Increase seen in proportion of older adults with prolonged emergency department length of stay and boarding times

Trauma was more common among elementary school-age students, while psychiatric conditions/substance abuse seen more frequently among adolescents

Findings seen for Black patients presenting to the emergency department

95.3 percent of children who present to ER with acute anaphylaxis would have been safely discharged two hours after first epinephrine dose

Largest percentage of emergency department tooth disorder visits accounted for by adults ages 25 to 34 years, White non-Hispanics

Among pediatric patients, caregiver concern more strongly associated with ICU admission than any abnormal vital sign

Differences in boarding seen by race, ethnicity, and insurance type

Policy change could have significant implications for health care providers and patients

Higher functional independence seen at 90 days for patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion who present within 4.5 hours